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  1. Jacob:


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Jacob:

Jacob [the ~] noun

  1. 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
    – (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
  2. the Jacob
    – French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) 1
    the Jacob; the Francois Jacob
    – French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) 1

Related Definitions for "Jacob":

  1. (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
  2. French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)1

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