Quick Definition
Jacob
Strong's Definition
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
Derivation: from H6117 (עָקַב); heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter);
KJV Usage: Jacob.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"
1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26;
son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259);
brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A);
father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently
Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478)
§ Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"
son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יַעֲקֹב
ya‛ăqôb
BDB Definition:
Jacob = heel holder or supplanter
1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6117
Total KJV Occurrences: 349
Bible Occurrences (319)
25:26
25:27
25:28
25:29
25:30
25:31
25:33
25:34
27:6
27:11
27:15
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27:30
27:36
27:41
27:42
27:46
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28:20
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32:25
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33:17
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34:25
34:27
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35:29
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42:29
42:36
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45:27
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