Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: Francois_Jacob, Jacob

'Jacob'

[jacob.n.01] as in: French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

'Jacob'

[jacob.n.02] as in: (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')

Origins

					Jacob (English)
└── Iacobus (Latin)
    └── Ἰάκωβος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── יעקב (Hebrew)
            └── עקב (Hebrew)