English
Detailed Synonyms for Jacob in English
Jacob:
Jacob [the ~] noun
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the Jacob
– (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God') 1 -
the Jacob
– French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) 1the Jacob; the Francois Jacob– French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) 1