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Noun jacob has 3 senses
- Jacob, Francois Jacob - French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
--1 is a kind of writer, author; biochemist; writer, author; biochemist
- Jacob - (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')
--2 is a kind of writer, author; patriarch; writer, author; patriarch
- Jacobs, Aletta Jacobs - Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
--3 is a kind of doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico; doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
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