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

A few years later, we were obsessed with Twilight and debating whether we were Team Edward or Team Jacob.

From Literature

“Apple is more than just a technology company. It’s really a cultural icon,” said Jacob Bourne, a technology analyst at eMarketer.

From Los Angeles Times

She was a registered nurse when they met; he was a few years off playing werewolf Jacob Black in the blockbuster franchise that brought a sparkly vampire-human love story to life.

From Los Angeles Times

Jacob Sonenshine is a stock picks writer at Barron’s Investor Circle External link and regular contributor to The Trader Column External link.

From Barron's

After the war, Jacob, back in Louisiana, bought up distressed plantations, and Bernard returned to “this rough, rural, ruined place” to help run their business and agricultural empire.

From The Wall Street Journal