Jacob Definition
- Francois Jacob
One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
A breed of multihorned sheep.
Origin of Jacob
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From Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqóbh; Modern: Yaakov, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עקב (‘aqev, “heel of the foot”). Cognate with James.
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin Iacōbus from Greek Iakōb from Hebrew ya‘ăqōb (God) has protected ʕqb in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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