Synonyms for jacob
ˈdʒeɪ kəbja·cob

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1. Jacobnoun

   Synonyms:
   Israel

2. Jacobnoun

   One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.

   Synonyms:
   Israel

3. Jacobnoun

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   Synonyms:
   Israel

4. Jacobnoun

   A breed of multihorned sheep.

   Synonyms:
   Israel

Princeton's WordNet

1. Jacob, Francois Jacobnoun

   French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

2. Jacobnoun

   (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')

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1. List of paraphrases for "jacob":

   yacoub, jakob, ya'qub, jacobs, yaakob, yaqub, yacoubou, yaakov, yaacov, yaqoub, jake, tall

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1. List of known nicknames for "Jacob":

   Israel, יִצְחָק, יִשְׂרָאֵל, Yaqub

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1. Ben Crump:

   We feel this decision not only failed Jacob and his family, but the community that protested and demanded justice, this sends the wrong message to police officers throughout the country. It says its OK for police to abuse their power and recklessly shoot their weapon, destroying the life of someone who was trying to protect his children.

2. Jacob Blake:

   In a moving moment, Jacob Jr. told Sen. Harris that he was proud of her, and the senator told Jacob Jr. she was also proud of him and how he is working through his pain.

3. Jacob Sharvit:

   [ T ] Jacob Sharvit divers demonstrated good citizenship and are deserving of praise, they will be awarded a certificate of appreciation and invited to tour the storerooms of the National Treasures.

4. Carl Takei:

   While accountability for the officer might have led to some semblance of justice, real justice would have been Jacob Blake never being shot in the first place.

5. Jordan Sekulow:

   Pastor Saeed languishes in a filthy and violent prison in Iran -- not because he poses any threat or violated any law -- but because he peacefully gathered to pray with other Christian believers almost 15 years ago, as the U.S. government sits down with Iran in Geneva it is imperative that our diplomats carry out President Obama's promise to young Jacob and secure Pastor Saeed's release in advance of any formal agreement with Iran.