jacob

«jacob» in Mova's school dictionary: A boy's or man's first name — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (Jacob; a proper noun, a first name)

meaning for a pupil

1) A boy's or man's first name. tree →

2) In the Bible, Jacob is the son of Isaac and the father of twelve sons, including Joseph. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is a common boy's name in English-speaking countries; «Jake» and «Jakey» are short forms. In religious education the story of Jacob, his brother Esau and Joseph's coat is well known. «Jacob's ladder» is a toy and a name for a rope ladder; «Jacob sheep» are a spotty breed.

examples

• Jacob is the tallest boy in our class. tree →
• Jacob's mum picks him up after school. tree →
• In the Bible, Jacob had twelve sons. tree →
• Jacob and Esau were twin brothers. tree →
• We call him Jake for short, but his name is Jacob. tree →
• Jacob sheep have black and white spots and four horns. tree →

note

A name always starts with a capital letter: Jacob. Possessive: «Jacob's». Related names in other languages: James (from the same old name), Jakob, Jacques, Yakov.

In the corpora

• Jacob believed it until he saw kids queuing with cones.
• Jacob's mum in Leeds told him the ice-cream van plays its music when it has run out of ice cream.
• Years later Esau ran to meet Jacob and hugged him instead of taking revenge.
• Jacob and Esau were twin brothers, the sons of Isaac and Rebekah.
• Jacob tricked Esau out of his birthright and his father's blessing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jacob» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.