| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Jacob |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ja·cob |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  j  k b |
| In the Bible, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham. His 12 sons became the progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin Iac bus, from Greek Iakb, from Hebrew ya‘ qb, (God) has protected. See cqb in Appendix II.
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