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Jacob definition

Ja·cob (jā′kəb)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Jake, Jack; var. James; equiv. Fr. Jacques, It. Giácomo
  2. Bible a son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and the father of the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel: also called Israel: Gen. 25:24-34

Etymology: LL(Ec) Jacobus < Gr Iakōbos < Heb Jaʼaqob, Jacob, lit., seizing by the heel of (cf. Gen. 25:26)

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