Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jacob

2 senses of jacob

Sense 1
Jacob, Francois Jacob -- (French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920))
       INSTANCE OF=> biochemist -- (someone with special training in biochemistry)

Sense 2
Jacob -- ((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'))
       => patriarch -- (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)