Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Jacob | Yes | No | No | No |
Old Testament | Yes | No | No | No |
Jacob (noun) | Old Testament (noun) |
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(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') | 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 |
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) |