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Jacob
proper noun
(
biblical
) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
(
given name, male, ,
) .
Translations:
Dutch: Jakob
French: Jacques
German: Jakob
(
trans-mid
)
Italian: Giacobbe
Spanish:
Etymology:
From Iacobus < Ancient Greek (
polytonic, á
) < (
Hebr.
) (
ya'aqov
, heel-grabber) < (
"akev
, heel of the foot). Cognate of James of the New Testament.
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