Jacob
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[edit] English
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From Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqóbh; Modern: Yaakov, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עקב (‘aqev, “heel of the foot”). Cognate with James.
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Jacob
- (biblical) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 25:27
- And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 25:27
- A male given name.
- 1927 Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises: Chapter III:
- "Georgette. How are you called?" "Jacob." "That's a Flemish name." "American too." "You're not a Flamand?" "No, American." "Good, I detest Flamands." - - -
- Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."
- 1927 Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises: Chapter III:
- A breed of multihorned sheep.
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- (father of the Israelites): Israel
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- James and its variants
- Jake, Jay, Jacques
- feminine: Jacqueline
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one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca
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male given name (the standard form)
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Jacob
- A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
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- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 930 males with the given name Jacob (compared to 22 417 named Jakob) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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Jacob
- A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
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- Jaap, Japie, Co, Coos, Cobus, Ko, Koos, Koosje, Kobus, Jeep, Japik, Kobbe, Sjimmie, Jim, Jimmy
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Jacob
- (biblical) Jacob.
- A male given name.
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Jacob
- A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
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- Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi
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Jacob
- A male given name, a spelling variant of Jakob.
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Jacob m.
- (biblical) Jacob
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27
- Y crecieron los niños, y Esaú fué diestro en la caza, hombre del campo: Jacob empero era varón quieto, que habitaba en tiendas.
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27
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[edit] Swedish
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Jacob
- A male given name, a spelling variant of Jakob.
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- English proper nouns
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- Danish proper nouns
- Danish male given names
- Dutch proper nouns
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- French proper nouns
- fr:Biblical characters
- French male given names
- German proper nouns
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