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Meaning of "Jacob" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JACOB

Sense 2 in allusion to Genesis 30:40.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JACOB

Jacob  [ˈdʒeɪkəb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACOB

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conjunction
determiner
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Jacob is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JACOB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jacob

Jacob

Jacob (/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב Standard Yaʿakov, Tiberian Yaʿăqōḇ (help·info); Septuagint Greek: Ἰακώβ Iakōb; Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ Yah'qub; Arabic: يَعْقُوب‎ Yaʿqūb; "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Standard Yisraʾel, Tiberian Yiśrāʾēl, "persevere with God"; Septuagint Greek: Ἰσραήλ Israēl; Syriac: ܝܤܪܝܠ Is'rayil; Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل‎ Isrāʼīl), as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Qur'an and Baha'i scripture was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, he is the son of Isaac and Rebekah, the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and of Bethuel, and the younger twin brother of Esau. Jacob had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah.

Definition of Jacob in the English dictionary

The definition of Jacob in the dictionary is the son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel. Other definition of Jacob is Also called: Jacob sheep. any of an ancient breed of sheep having a fleece with dark brown patches and two or four horns.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACOB

Jacky
Jacky Howe
Jacky-Jacky
Jacob sheep
Jacob´s ladder
Jacob´s staff
Jacobean
Jacobi
Jacobian
Jacobian determinant
Jacobin
Jacobinic
Jacobinical
Jacobinically
Jacobinism
Jacobite
Jacobite Rebellion
Jacobitic
Jacobitism
Jacobsen

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACOB

blob
bob
boob
cob
corn on the cob
corncob
dob
fob
gob
handjob
hob
job
kincob
knob
lob
mob
on the job
on-the-job
rob
sob

Synonyms and antonyms of Jacob in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Jacob» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACOB

Find out the translation of Jacob to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Jacob from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Jacob» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅各
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Jacob
570 millions of speakers

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Jacob
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याकूब
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يعقوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Иаков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jacob
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্যাকব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jacob
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jacob
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jacob
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェイコブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야곱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yakub
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Jacob
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜேக்கப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याकोब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jacob
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Giacobbe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jakub
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Яків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jacob
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Jacob
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Jacob
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Jacob
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Jacob
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Jacob

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACOB»

The term «Jacob» is very widely used and occupies the 7.489 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Jacob

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10 QUOTES WITH «JACOB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Jacob.
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Louie Gohmert
No country has ever fallen while it was truly honoring the god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
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Gunter Grass
In general, I agree with Jacob Grimm and feel that we ought to permit changes and uncontrolled growth in language. Even though that also allows potentially threatening new words to develop, language needs the chance to constantly renew itself.
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Gunter Grass
My relationship with Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm reaches far back into my childhood. I grew up with Grimm's fairy tales. I even saw a theater production of 'Tom Thumb' during Advent at the State Theater in Danzig, which my mother took me to see.
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Max Irons
I haven't read the 'Twilight' books. But it's everywhere so I feel like I know it. Edward, Bella, Jacob, etc. but... I haven't read them.
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Taylor Lautner
Filming 'Eclipse' - Eclipse was my favorite book so I was really excited to start filming the movie. I just love that it's the height of the love triangle. 'Twilight' develops Edward and Bella's relationship, 'New Moon' develops Jacob and Bella's and in 'Eclipse,' the three of them are physically together.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
My first name, Benjamin, dates back a thousand years earlier to Benjamin - Binyamin - the son of Jacob, who was also known as Israel. Jacob and his 12 sons roamed these same hills of Judea and Sumeria 4,000 years ago, and there's been a continuous Jewish presence in the land ever since.
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Louise Nurding
My business partner and make-up artist Kim Jacob and I have employed every member of staff, decided where every desk in the office should go, tried every product on our faces.
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Nikki Reed
I had a great time making the last movie, 'Eclipse.' We shot my back-story stuff from the 1930's. But I was waiting for 'Breaking Dawn' because I love the relationship Rosalie has with Jacob and the rest of her family and Bella. She also provides comic relief.
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Said Sayrafiezadeh
My sister married an American and took his name, and my brother has shortened Sayrafiezadeh to Sayraf. So now he's Jacob Sayraf, or sometimes Jake Sayraf. He made the change when he was a teenager, prior to the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis. So I don't think it was motivated by any anti-Iranian sentiment in the United States.
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Christian Serratos
I have a lot of 'Twilight' gear. I love the hoodies that say 'vampires' and 'werewolves,' but I refuse to get one because I can't choose; I have to have them both. I have the Team Edward T-shirt, but I also have Team Jacob.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACOB»

Discover the use of Jacob in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Jacob and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Defending Jacob: A Novel
No, we are not done talking about it.”—Entertainment Weekly BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from William Landay's Mission Flats and The Strangler and a Defending Jacob discussion guide.
William Landay, 2012
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Defending Jacob
Andy Barber's job is to put killers behind bars.
William Landay, 2012
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Jacob H. Schiff: A Study in American Jewish Leadership
The first full-scale biography of a major Jewish leader and financier.
Naomi Wiener Cohen, 1999
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Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra
Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th–16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra.
Jacob Klein, 1992
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Jacob Fugger the Rich: Merchant and Banker of Augsburg, ...
This biography of Jacob Fugger, the great German merchant and banker of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, is also an economic history of the golden age in German commercial history.
Jacob Strieder, Norman Scott Brien Gras, 2001
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The Great Risk Shift : The Assault on American Jobs, ...
The book documents how two great pillars of economic security--the family and the workplace--guarantee far less financial stability than they once did.
Jacob S. Hacker Professor of Political Science Yale University, 2006
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Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace
Richard A. Muller, P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary --
Keith D. Stanglin, Thomas H. McCall, 2012
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John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire
John Jacob Astor tells the fascinating tale of this German-born son of a butcher who made his fortune in a new world where his money influenced public policy and led him to socialize with presidents and kings.
Axel Madsen, 2002
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Jacob Have I Loved
Renowned author Katherine Paterson here chooses a little-known area off the Maryland shore as her setting for a fresh telling of the ancient story of an elder twin's lost birthright.
Katherine Paterson, 2009
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John Jacob Astor: Landlord of New York
Author Arthur D. Howden Smith was, in the early years of the 20th century, a tremendously popular author of pulp fiction on a par with E.E. "Doc" Smith and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Arthur D. Howden Smith, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACOB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Jacob is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dropping $100 for a Day at Jacob Riis, the 'People's Beach' - The …
A couple at the Paleo Factory selling dairy-free mousse at Jacob Riis Park in Queens. Credit Yana Paskova for The New York Times. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Wild wonders from Alonzo King LINES Ballet at Jacob's Pillow …
Though the company is noted for its tall, long-limbed, super-flexible dancers, the current members, performing this week at Jacob's Pillow ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Rahul Jacob: Almost nothing is allowed on Delhi Metro | Business …
Despite the strange scenes on the Delhi metro, for many of us, and for women in particular, being on it is liberating. Rahul Jacob | New Delhi. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Google Transgender Ad | Jacob and City Gym | POPSUGAR Fitness
Google Transgender Ad | Jacob and City Gym. This Emotional Commercial Will Change the Way You Look at Your Gym. by Michele Foley 7/17/ ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
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Jacob Creek flood of 1856: A 'great wall of water' - Emporia Gazette …
Although maps now designate it Jacob Creek, the locals still call it Jacobs. ... to understand, but one story about Jacob Creek is eerily familiar. «Emporia Gazette, Jul 15»
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Concord's Jacob Butterfield picks up second win on R.W. Mercer …
Concord's Jacob Butterfield chips from the rough during the 2015 Division 4 boys golf state finals on Friday, June 5, 2015 at GVSU's The ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Mud Above Sky Below: Love and Death in Jacob Lawrence's …
Spring, 1968. All my students were black, and I wasn't. Jacob Lawrence, who was teaching a course down the hall from me at Pratt Institute, ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
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In the Military -- Jacob A. Lara - Lompoc Record
Air Force Airman Jacob A. Lara has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman ... «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»
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Interview & video: Tulsans Jacob Tovar and the Saddle Tramps ride …
Tulsa country musician Jacob Tovar and his band the Saddle Tramps will play Saturday at the Myriad Gardens ahead of the Aug. 18 release of ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
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New York, French Canadian and German Energy at Jacob's Pillow …
Daniil Simkin of the new company Intensio with Céline Cassone at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts. Credit Ken Brower and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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