Definitions for jacob
Overview of noun jacob
The noun jacob has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Jacob, Francois Jacob
(French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920))
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'))
