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English noun: Jacob

1. Jacob (person) French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)


SynonymsFrancois Jacob


Instance hypernymbiochemist

2. Jacob (person) (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')


Broader (hypernym)patriarch


Domain categoryOld Testament









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