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Jacob
Ja′cob
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
Jacob
. See 2d Jack
.] A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (
Gen. xxviii. 12
); – also called Israel
. And
Jacob
said . . . with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. Gen. xxxii. 9, 10.
Thy name shall be called no more
Jacob
, but Israel. Gen. xxxii. 28.
Jacob’s ladder
. (a)
(Bot.)
A perennial herb of the genus
Polemonium
(Polemonium cœruleum), having corymbs of drooping flowers, usually blue. Gray
. (b)
(Naut.)
A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going aloft
. R. H. Dana, Jr.
(c)
(Naut.)
A succession of short cracks in a defective spar.
– Jacob's membrane
. See
– Retina
. Jacob's staff
. (a)
A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff
. [Obs.]
Spenser.
(b)
(Surveying)
See under
Staff
.Definition 2025
Jacob
Jacob
See also: Jâcob
English
Proper noun
Jacob
- One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Genesis 25:27:
- And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Genesis 25:27:
- A male given name.
- 1927 Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises: Chapter III:
- "Georgette. How are you called?" "Jacob." "That's a Flemish name." "American too." "You're not a Flamand?" "No, American." "Good, I detest Flamands." - - -
- Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a **** of a biblical name, Jake."
- 1927 Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises: Chapter III:
- A breed of multihorned sheep.
Synonyms
- (father of the Israelites): Israel
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
- James and its variants
- Jake, Jay, Jacques
- feminine: Jacqueline
Translations
one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca
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male given name (the standard form)
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Danish
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jacob
- A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 930 males with the given name Jacob (compared to 22 417 named Jakob) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jacob ?
- A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
- Jaap, Japie, Co, Coos, Cobus, Ko, Koos, Koosje, Kobus, Jeep, Japik, Kobbe, Sjimmie, Jim, Jimmy
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjaːkɔp]
- Hyphenation: Ja‧cob
Proper noun
Jacob
- A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Related terms
- Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi
Spanish
Proper noun
Jacob m
- Jacob (biblical figure)
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27
- Y crecieron los niños, y Esaú fué diestro en la caza, hombre del campo: Jacob empero era varón quieto, que habitaba en tiendas.
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27