Jacob
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From Late Latin Iacobus < Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος < Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqov, heel-grabber) < עקב (‘akev, heel of the foot). Cognate with James of the New Testament.
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Jacob
- (Biblical) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
- A male given name.
- 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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- 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
- 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."
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- Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."
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one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca
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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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
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- 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.
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Jacob
- A male given name, a spelling variant of Jakob.
Jacob Bowles Awkward
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