Jacob

American  

[jey-kuhb, zha-kawb] / ˈdʒeɪ kəb, ʒaˈkɔb /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the second son of Isaac, the twin brother of Esau, and father of the 12 patriarchs.

2. François 1920–2013, French geneticist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1965.

3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “supplanter.”

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Jacob British  

/ ˈdʒeɪkəb /

noun

1. Old Testament the son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel

2. Also called: Jacob sheep.  any of an ancient breed of sheep having a fleece with dark brown patches and two or four horns

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Jacob Scientific  

/ zhä-kôb′ /

1. French geneticist who studied how genes control cellular activity by directing the synthesis of proteins. With Jacques Monod, he theorized that there are genes that regulate the activity of other, neighboring genes. They also proposed the existence of messenger RNA.

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Etymology

Origin of Jacob

sense 2 in allusion to Genesis 30:40

Example Sentences

One artist who will be there is Jacob Alon - who has already been announced as the winner of the Critics Choice Award.

From BBC

“We are not asking ICE not to do ICE things,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said last week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the way, Mayor Jacob Frey has been on the nation’s TV screens.

From The Wall Street Journal

A shocked Jacob described the win as "bonkers" as the news was announced on BBC Radio 1's New Music Show.

From BBC

To comply, Villa had to sell, and Jacob Ramsey went to Newcastle for £40m in the summer, the academy graduate banking pure profit for Villa.

From BBC