Jacob's Ladder Definition

jākəbz
noun
The ladder from earth to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream: Gen. 28:12
Webster's New World
A portable ladder used on ships and having, typically, wooden rungs and rope or wire sides.
Webster's New World
Any of several plants (genus Polemonium) of the phlox family, with pinnately compound leaves and small, blue, bell-shaped flowers.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over.

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Noun

Singular:
Jacob's ladder
Plural:
jacob-s-ladders

Origin of Jacob's Ladder

  • From the ladder seen by the biblical patriarch Jacob in a dream (Genesis 28:12)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After the Biblical Ladder of Jacob.

    From Wiktionary

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