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

Jacob Andreou, who leads product and growth for Microsoft AI, will become executive vice president of Copilot, in charge of its design, product, growth and engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal

Papic was discussing the war and its ongoing repercussions with Jacob Shapiro, an independent geopolitical consultant, on his regular “Geopolitical Cousins” podcast that was published on Friday.

From MarketWatch

Alongside four works by Moore were two others by Auguste Rodin and Jacob Epstein.

From BBC

Insider info: Jacob Elordi is now Oscar-nominated for playing Frankenstein’s monster, but he was a last-minute replacement for Andrew Garfield, who dropped out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passing sentence, Recorder Jacob Hallam KC said the boys' deaths had utterly devastated their families.

From BBC