Lexical Definition

‎Ἰακώβ‎ Iakṓb (ee-ak-obe') Jacob ^N:N-M-P
of Hebrew origin (‎יַעֲקֹב‎)

also an Israelite:--Jacob.

• Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites

Abbott-Smith

Ἰακώβ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. יַעֲקֹב),
Jacob;
1. The patriarch: Mt 1:2 8:11, Jo 4:5, 6, Ac 7:8, al,; as in Heb. (cf. Nu 23:7, Is 41:8, Si 23:12, al.), of his descendants, Ro 11:26(LXX).
2. The father-in-law of Mary: Mt 1:15, 16 (on the form as distinct from that of the next word, v. Deiss., BS, 3161)

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