jacob
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1. (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') (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | patriarch, |
| definition | : | any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
2. French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | biochemist, |
| definition | : | someone with special training in biochemistry (noun.person) |
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