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Jacob

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Jacob

1
 n
(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')
2
 n
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Jacob
1

n (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')

Type of:
patriarch
any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
2

n French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

Synonyms:
Francois Jacob
Example of:
biochemist
someone with special training in biochemistry
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