Search Result:Jacob
Overview of noun jacob
The noun jacob has 2 senses
- Jacob, Francois Jacob -- (French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920))
- 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'))