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PRONUNCIATION OF JACOB'S LADDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACOB'S LADDER

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Jacob's ladder 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'S LADDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jacob's ladder

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder is a staircase to heaven that the biblical Patriarch Jacob dreams about during his flight from his brother Esau. It is described in the Book of Genesis.

Definition of Jacob's ladder in the English dictionary

The first definition of Jacob's ladder in the dictionary is the ladder reaching up to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream. Other definition of Jacob's ladder is Also called: jack ladder. a ladder made of wooden or metal steps supported by ropes or chains. Jacob's ladder is also a North American polemoniaceous plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with blue flowers and a ladder-like arrangement of leaves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACOB'S LADDER

Jacob
Jacob sheep
Jacob´s staff
Jacobean
Jacobi
Jacobian
Jacobian determinant
Jacobin
Jacobinic
Jacobinical
Jacobinically
Jacobinism
Jacobite
Jacobite Rebellion
Jacobitic
Jacobitism
Jacobsen
jacobus
jaconet
Jacopo della Quercia

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACOB'S LADDER

adder
aerial ladder
air bladder
badder
bidder
bladder
corporate ladder
death adder
extension ladder
fish ladder
gall bladder
gladder
ladder
madder
padder
property ladder
puff adder
rope ladder
sadder
swim bladder
urinary bladder

Synonyms and antonyms of Jacob's ladder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Jacob's ladder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACOB'S LADDER

Find out the translation of Jacob's ladder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Jacob's ladder 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's ladder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅各的天梯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

La escalera de Jacob
570 millions of speakers

English

Jacob´s ladder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याकूब की सीढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلم يعقوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лестница Иакова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Escada de Jacó
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্যাকব এর মই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

L´échelle de Jacob
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ladang Yakub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jakobsleiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縄ばしご
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야곱의 사다리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangga Jacob
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thang Jacob
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாக்கோபின் ஏணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याकोबाची शिडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jacob´un merdiveni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Scala di Giacobbe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Drabina Jakubowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Драбина Якова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Scara lui Iacov
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σκάλα του Ιακώβ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jacob se leer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Jakobs stege
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Jakobs stige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Jacob's ladder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACOB'S LADDER»

The term «Jacob's ladder» is regularly used and occupies the 104.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JACOB'S LADDER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Jacob's ladder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACOB'S LADDER»

Discover the use of Jacob's ladder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Jacob's ladder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacies of ...
Traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white "norms.
Andrew Billingsley, 1994
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Jacob's Ladder: Ten Steps to Truth
Well-known Catholic philosopher and writer Peter Kreeft tackles each of these questions in a logical step-by-step way, like climbing the rungs of a ladder.
Peter Kreeft, 2013
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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: One Man's Journey to Rediscover a ...
Alan Morinis has written this book because the wisdom and practices that helped him so much have not penetrated the world beyond the confines of Orthodox Judaism, and may not be fully appreciated even there at this time.
Alan Morinis, 2007
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Geometry Revealed: A Jacob's Ladder to Modern Higher Geometry
Marcel Berger is the author of numerous successful books on geometry, this book once again is addressed to all students and teachers of mathematics with an affinity for geometry.
Marcel Berger, Lester J. Senechal, 2010
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Ascending Jacob's Ladder: Jewish Views of Angels, Demons, ...
" "Featuring passages and quotations from the Torah, Talmud, chasidic and kabbalistic wisdom, and other sources, this unique volume explores the purpose and characteristics of angels as they appear in Jewish tradition.
Ronald H. Isaacs, 1998
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Jacob's Ladder
All he knows for certain is his name, Jacob.This is the story of a journey through fear towards hope, a choice between a past you cannot remember and a future you cannot predict.
Brian Keaney, 2011
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Jacob's Ladder
Young couple barely makes a living in the swamps of Florida.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1950
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Jacob's ladder
From the hit movie directed by Adrian Lyne, this is the original script with over 100 photos. From Rubin's introduction: The script presented here is not my initial screenplay but the final draft completed just before shooting.
Bruce Joel Rubin, 1990
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Like Angels on Jacob's Ladder: Abraham Abulafia, the ...
Explores the career of Abraham Abulafia, thirteenth-century founder of the school of ecstatic Kabbalah.
Harvey J. Hames, 2012
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Jacob's Ladder
In Jacob's Ladder, that margin is stretched to the limit by a cast of hilarious, haywire characters: rogue real estate agents, sentimental adulterers, an obese shrink, an agoraphobic travel agent, a transsexual newspaper editor, and a ...
Joel Yanofsky, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACOB'S LADDER»

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Rush kicks the asses of ailments to deliver the goods in Vancouver …
A dazzling display of old-school lasers accompanied the so-so "Jacob's Ladder", though they would have been more effective if rolled out to the ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: Jeff Buhler Talks Pet Sematary Reboot and Takes Us Into …
Not one to rest on his laurels (Buhler's also got a reboot of The Grudge set up at Ghost House Pictures, a remake of Jacob's Ladder at LD ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
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Rush in Vancouver: By the numbers (SETLIST PREVIEW)
0 – number of times Rush has played “Jacob's Ladder” live prior to 2015. Or at least that's what Geddy Lee thought. When the R40 Tour kicked ... «Vancity Buzz, Jul 15»
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Tallahassee Magazine hosts singles auction
The night of entertainment and fund-raising will begin with a cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. featuring musical group Jacob's Ladder. The singles ... «Perry Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: Writer Jeff Buhler Talks Descendant Director, Inspiration …
... The Grudge, and Jacob's Ladder were indeed touched upon (coverage on those coming soon), Buhler revealed to us Lotus Entertainment ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
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The Drowned Man: An interview with immersive theatre masters …
... the visual style of Wes Anderson, the cinematography of Christopher Doyle and the general hallucinatory paranoia of the film Jacob's Ladder. «Creative Review, Jul 15»
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The Lifestyle Center set to unveil new workout and daycare area
The new dynamic strength and functional fitness area includes: Olympic weights, astro turf, assault bikes, power sleds and jacob's ladder. «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
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Physics Bus Gainesville Rolls into Town to Spark Innovation
On the bus, two wires turn into a Jacob's Ladder, a sheet of plastic became a tornado and a plastic TV screen became a way to bake cookies on ... «WUFT, Jul 15»
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Column 8: Marion'r dress?
"Since the apostrophe in Jacob's Ladder refers to the contraction of Jacob His Ladder," points out Barrie Brown, of East Gosford (apostrophes in ... «WA today, Jul 15»
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25 Years of Ghost: Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin …
... right arm,” says Rubin, whose other credits include Jacob's Ladder and The Time Traveler's Wife. “That's what it is to be a writer in Hollywood. «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»

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