Jacob

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim A male given name from Hebrew.

   “"Georgette. How are you called?" "Jacob." "That's a Flemish name." "American too." "You're not a Flamand?" "No, American." "Good, I detest Flamands." - - - Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."”

2. özel isim One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh.

   “And the boyes grew; and Eſau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents.”

3. özel isim The fifth son of Lehi and one of the younger brothers of Nephi, author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.
4. isim A breed of multihorned sheep.
5. isim A ladder.

   “Where's the Jacob? — the what, sir? — the Jacob! the ladder ye fool!”