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German linguist, jurist and mythologist
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
Jacob_Grimm
Brother duo of German academics and folklorists
The Brothers Grimm (German: die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural
Brothers_Grimm
Marvel Comics superhero
The Thing (Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the Fantastic
Thing_(Marvel_Comics)
Collection of German fairy tales
abbreviated as KHM), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. Vol. 1 of the first
Grimms'_Fairy_Tales
German author (1786–1859)
Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm_Grimm
Germanic goddess
the foundation of Germanic philology in the 19th century by scholar Jacob Grimm and others. As the Germanic languages descend from Proto-Indo-European
Ēostre
German painter (1790–1863)
1790. His brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were linguists, lexicographers and folklorists, famous as the Brothers Grimm. Grimm's studies began at the
Ludwig_Emil_Grimm
Deity or spirit associated with the home
org/lore/grimmst/017_12.php Archived 2004-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. Deutsches Wörterbuch (German Dictionary). Available online
Household_deity
Germanic, Celtic and Slavic folkloric motif
The concept was developed by Jacob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie (1835) on the basis of comparative mythology. Grimm believed that a group of stories
Wild_Hunt
Small humanoid wood sprites from German folklore
diminutive Schrätlein also serves as synonym for a nightmare creature. Jacob Grimm believed that Gothic skōhsl, used to translate Koine Greek δαιμόνιον
Moss_people
Creature in European folklore
Elementargeister. Munich 1990, p. 73. Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm: Deutsche Sagen. Hamburg 2014, pp. 126 f. Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm: Deutsche Sagen. Hamburg 2014
Changeling
German fairy tale
the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales, numbered as Tale 53. The
Snow_White
Australian actor (1979–2008)
(2002), The Order (2003), Ned Kelly (2003), Casanova (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005), and Lords of Dogtown (2005). In 2001, he won a ShoWest Award as
Heath_Ledger
Sprite stemming from Germanic mythology
unbaptized. The Grimms (Deutsche Sagen) supported the notion of "kobold" appearing as a child wearing a pretty jacket, but Jacob Grimm (Deutsche Mythologie)
Kobold
Sound shift in the Germanic languages
BCE, first discovered by Rasmus Rask but systematically put forward by Jacob Grimm. It establishes a set of regular correspondences between early Germanic
Grimm's_law
Agricultural spirits in German folklore
ISBN 978-3-937715-38-4. Jacob Grimm: Deutsche Mythologie: Vollständige Ausgabe. Marix-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2014, ISBN 978-3-86539-143-8. Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm: Deutsche
Feldgeister
Plant in German, French and Celtic folklore
Frautragen. Berlin/New York 2000 p. 1223 Jacob Grimm: Deutsche Mythologie. Wiesbaden 2014, p. 1225. Jacob Grimm: Deutsche Mythologie. Wiesbaden 2014, p
Irrwurz
Ex-wife of Vladimir Putin (born 1958)
Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad (2007) Foreign Germany: Laureate of the Jacob Grimm Prize (2002) Kyrgyzstan: Laureate of the "Rukhaniyat" prize of the International
Lyudmila_Putina
Japanese streaming television series
Studio. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, the series was released worldwide on Netflix on April 17, 2024. Jacob Grimm Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
The_Grimm_Variations
Mother of the Brothers Grimm
Dorothea Grimm (née Zimmer; November 20, 1755 – May 27, 1808) was the mother to the "Brothers Grimm" Jacob and Wilhelm, and seven other children, including
Dorothea_Grimm
Norse deity
the mythological sources. This etymology was originally proposed by Jacob Grimm (1835), who also suggested a comparison with Lithuanian báltas ('white'
Baldr
Letter of the Latin alphabet; used in the German language
equivalent to the ⟨ß⟩. Jacob Grimm began using ⟨ß⟩ in his Deutsche Grammatik (1819); however, it varied with ⟨ſſ⟩ word internally. Grimm eventually rejected
ß
Group of professors exiled for political protest
Germanist brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, famed collectors and publishers of folklore, known collectively as the Brothers Grimm; jurist Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht;
Göttingen_Seven
1835 treatise by Jacob Grimm
mytoloˈɡiː], Teutonic Mythology) is a treatise on Germanic mythology by Jacob Grimm. First published in Germany in 1835, the work is an exhaustive treatment
Deutsche_Mythologie
German legendary creature and fairy tale
Grimms claimed survived in popular belief well into the 19th century. The name may be cognate of the Scandinavian creature known as the Hulder. Jacob
Frau_Holle
German fairy tale
notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the
Rapunzel
European fairy tale
separate German versions were retold to Jacob Grimm and his younger brother Wilhelm Grimm, known as the Brothers Grimm, the first by Jeanette Hassenpflug (1791–1860)
Little_Red_Riding_Hood
German fairy tale
[ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌʃtiːltsçn̩] ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. The story is about
Rumpelstiltskin
Live entombment usually until death
sent a copy of his folksong collection to Jacob Grimm, who was particularly enthralled by the poem. Grimm translated it into German, and described it
Immurement
Rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc
Prosperity declines, happiness passes away / and covenants are broken." Jacob Grimm in his 1835 Teutonic Mythology (ch. 9) attached a deeper significance
Ear_(rune)
Figure in Italian folklore
Christians who had a tendency to personify feast and fast days while Jacob Grimm found it not credible that two separate cultures would personify a feast
Befana
Proverb
reads, "I also hear it said that kin-blood is not spoiled by water." Jacob Grimm suggests that this saying, which is not read anywhere else, means that
Blood_is_thicker_than_water
Fourth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
equivalent Greek goddess name Aphrodite (Aphros), or the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus. April
April
Tourist attraction route in Germany
attractions along the route are focused around the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, including locations where they lived and worked at various stages in
German_Fairy_Tale_Route
Medieval manuscript of poems and dramatic texts
Docen [de] published in 1806. Additional pieces were eventually published by Jacob Grimm in 1844. The first collected edition of the Carmina Burana was not published
Carmina_Burana
Medieval spells written in Old High German
The spells became famous in modern times through the appreciation of Jacob Grimm, who wrote as follows: Lying between Leipzig, Halle and Jena, the extensive
Merseburg_charms
German language dictionary
Weidmann's Publishing House in Leipzig repeatedly approached Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm with a proposal for a large new dictionary, spanning German vocabulary
Deutsches_Wörterbuch
German novelist (1875–1955)
Joseph and His Brothers (Joseph und seine Brüder) (1933–43) The Stories of Jacob (Die Geschichten Jaakobs) (1933) Young Joseph (Der junge Joseph) (1934)
Thomas_Mann
German fairy tale
punishment. Children's literature portal Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm. "The Fairy Tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm: The Singing Bone". SurLaLune Fairy Tales
The_Singing_Bone
Mining spirit from German folklore
nose. Rübezahl – a Czech-German mountain spirit or woodwose Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm: Deutsche Sagen: Vollständige Ausgabe mit Illustrationen von Otto
Bergmönch
Water spirit or troll in Scandinavian folklore
holy days. Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology, 4th ed. tr. James Stallybrass, Volume 2, London: Bell, 1883, OCLC 457311367, pp. 492–93. Jacob Grimm, Teutonic
Fossegrim
German lawyer
(1783–1784) Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (1785–1863) Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786–1859) Carl Friedrich Grimm (1787–1852) Ferdinand Philipp Grimm (1788–1844) Ludwig
Philipp_Grimm
German fairy tale
Engelbert Humperdinck, which was first performed in 1893. Although Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm credited "various tales from Hesse" (the region where they lived)
Hansel_and_Gretel
Topics referred to by the same term
Tales, a collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm Grimm's law, a set of statements by Jacob Grimm about the changes in languages over time This disambiguation
Grimm
Ghost, spirit, or deity in Norse mythology
seeing the initial i- as having been lost early in Old or Proto-Norse. Jacob Grimm points out that dís Skjöldunga in the Eddic Helgakviða Hundingsbana II
Dís
Extinct nomadic people in Eurasia (4th–6th centuries)
105–172. doi:10.1163/9789004391789_005. ISBN 978-90-04-39178-9. Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm (1854). Deutsches Wörterbuch. Vol. 10. Leipzig: Hirzel.
Huns
Traditional religion of Germanic peoples
continuity with earlier Germanic religion. Earlier scholars, beginning with Jacob Grimm, believed that modern folklore was of ancient origin and had changed
Germanic_paganism
Type of folk play
August 2024. "Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm" [German dictionary by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm]. Wörterbuchnetz (in German). vol
Mummers'_play
Norse god of peace, truth, and justice
Fositesland. This hypothesis has not met with universal acceptance. Jacob Grimm noted that if, as Adam of Bremen states, Fosite's sacred island was Heligoland
Forseti
Mythological spirit of the air
is taken as an elliptical form of nympha silvestris ("forest nymph"). Jacob Grimm uses this phrase as a gloss for the Anglo-Saxon wudu-mær (roughly equivalent
Sylph
Hatred of God or the gods
(sacrifice), a position described in the sagas as goðlauss, "godless". Jacob Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology observes that: It is remarkable that Old Norse
Misotheism
German fairy tale
271–275. Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm (1856). Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Vol. 3 (3 ed.). Dieterich. pp. 73–76.(notes) translations Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm
Fitcher's_Bird
1962 film by George Pal, Henry Levin
around the front of the audience. The story focuses on the Grimm brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob, and is biographical and fantastical at the same time. They
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The_Wonderful_World_of_the_Brothers_Grimm
Ghost or corpse brought to life to terrorize the living
Platform. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-5331-4568-0. "Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm. 16 Bde. (in 32 Teilbänden). Leipzig: S. Hirzel 1854–1960" (in
Revenant
Subfamily of Indo-European languages
Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm, digitalisierte Fassung im Wörterbuchnetz des Trier Center for Digital Humanities [The German Dictionary by Jacob Grimm
Slavic_languages
European folk tale
book 2, chapters 134–135 Grimm, Jacob & Grimm, Wilhelm; Taylor, Edgar; Cruikshank, George (illustrator). Grimm's Goblins: Grimm's Household Stories. London:
Cinderella
Mythological creature
cobelos/cobelus (German: kobel) . The pertinent gloss, also quoted by Jacob Grimm, states that the more ferocious of the "underground demons" (daemon subterraneus)
Gnome
Supernatural being in Germanic folklore
Press. Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm (1854–1954). Deutsches Wörterbuch. Leipzig: Hirzel. Grimm, Jacob (1835), Deutsche Mythologie. Grimm, Jacob (1883b)
Elf
Folklore
p. 17. Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology, 4th ed. tr. James Steven Stallybrass, vol. 1, London: Bell, 1882, p. 381 calls him Hemming Wolf. Grimm, p. 382
Shooting an apple off one's child's head
Shooting_an_apple_off_one's_child's_head
Sister of Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, 1793–1833
Charlotte Amalie "Lotte" Hassenpflug, née Grimm (10 March 1793 – 15 June 1833), was the sister of the Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm) and their younger brother
Charlotte_Grimm
Elderly female wood sprite from German folklore
nine times as old as herself. In the 19th century, mythologists such as Jacob Grimm or Wilhelm Mannhardt declared the Buschgroßmutter to be the leader or
Buschgroßmutter
Serbian philologist and linguist (1787–1864)
Serbian spelling and language. He was well known abroad and familiar to Jacob Grimm, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and historian Leopold von Ranke. Karadžić
Vuk_Karadžić
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
"she is clearly the queen of the Christian, not pagan, underworld". Jacob Grimm described Hel as an example of a "half-goddess": "one who cannot be shown
Hel_(mythological_being)
Norse goddess, wife of Thor
"rival of Járnsaxa", and as "mother of Þrúðr". 19th-century scholar Jacob Grimm records that in his time residents of Värmland, Sweden "call[ed] Thor's
Sif
American voice actor
17, 2024). "#TheGrimmVariations is streaming now on @NetflixAnime.🩸📚 I'm delighted to share that I'm the English voice of Jacob Grimm, as well as other
Daman_Mills
Surname list
and draftsman Brothers Grimm, German linguists Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author
Grimm_(surname)
Removal of organs from the gastrointestinal tract
person, so long as he still has any part of the gut left in his body." Jacob Grimm observes that no case of the punishment being carried out has been found
Disembowelment
1915 novella by Franz Kafka
Theodor Fontane Gustav Freytag Jeremias Gotthelf Franz Grillparzer Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Gerhart Hauptmann Christian Friedrich Hebbel Johann Peter Hebel
The_Metamorphosis
Four volume book collection
partially oral legal traditions from rural German-speaking Europe by Jacob Grimm, published in four volumes (1840–1863), intended for use in research
Weisthümer
Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924)
Kafka's work, most of them reviews and references. Examples include Heinrich Jacob's "Kafka oder die Wahrhaftigkeit" for Der Feuerreiter in 1924 and Brod's
Franz_Kafka
Elven-like spirits in German folklore
with the color white and their appearance in sunlight is thought by Jacob Grimm to stem from the original Old Norse and Teutonic mythology of alven (elves)
Weiße_Frauen
Sculpture of Grimm by Elisabet Ney
Jacob Grimm is a sculpture of German philologist Jacob Grimm by sculptor Elisabet Ney. Completed in 1858, the piece is a portrait bust rendered in marble
Jacob_Grimm_(sculpture)
West Germanic people of classical antiquity
1515/9783110242164.98, S2CID 201734002. Grimm, Jacob (1835). Deutsche Mythologie (German Mythology); From English released version Grimm's Teutonic Mythology (1888);
Ingaevones
Type of traditional narrative
associated with Romantic Nationalism and epitomised by the research of Jacob Grimm (1785–1863). This movement drew European scholars' attention not only
Myth
Figures in Norse mythology
goddesses." Jacob Grimm states that, though the norns and valkyries are similar in nature, there is a fundamental difference between the two. Grimm states
Valkyrie
German writer (1877–1962)
Theodor Fontane Gustav Freytag Jeremias Gotthelf Franz Grillparzer Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Gerhart Hauptmann Christian Friedrich Hebbel Johann Peter Hebel
Hermann_Hesse
1998 American romantic drama film by Andy Tennant
the Royal Guard Joerg Stadler as Wilhelm Grimm, author and Jacob's brother Andrew Henderson as Jacob Grimm, author and Wilhem's brother Toby Jones as
Ever_After
Species of bird
much less so in other parts of Europe, though in the nineteenth century Jacob Grimm reported a tradition from German-speaking Europe that if someone disturbed
European_robin
Malevolent nocturnal spirit in German folklore
without any etymological justification – its actual origin is unknown. Jacob Grimm suggests derivation from a euphemistic trût (modern traut, meaning "dear
Drude
European fairy tale
L. "Sleeping Beauty". pitt.edu. "Sleeping Beauty". Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm (1884) [1812]. Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes. Vol. 1. Translated
Sleeping_Beauty
Swiss linguist (1853–1938)
Salome (nee Sarasin). He was named after his godfather, Jacob Grimm of the Brothers Grimm. Jacob's father died when he was sixteen. Wackernagel studied classical
Jacob_Wackernagel
Scientific technique used in historical linguistics
Rask (1787–1832) and Karl Verner (1846–1896), and the German scholar Jacob Grimm (1785–1863). The first linguist to offer reconstructed forms from a proto-language
Comparative_method
Fictional characters
with her, and she marries each of them to a wealthy lord. In Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's considerably much darker version of the tale, entitled Aschenputtel
Cinderella's_stepsisters
Dish of fried bread and eggs
from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019. Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm (eds.). "Armeritter". Deutsches Wörterbuch. Vol. I A–Biermolke
French_toast
Runic alphabet letter
mythology) Opel, the logo for which resembles the Sowilō rune following Jacob Grimm, Über Diphtongen (1845)[1]; see also e.g. Joseph Bosworth, A dictionary
Sowilō_(rune)
Sacred, pillar-like object in Saxon paganism
described as not being far from Heresburg (now Obermarsberg), Germany. Jacob Grimm states that "strong reasons" point to the actual location of the Irminsul
Irminsul
Three-legged horse in Danish folklore
who takes strong or heavy steps and thus causes noise. According to Jacob Grimm, the helhest was sometimes described as going "around the graveyard on
Helhest
Germanic tribe in present-day northwestern Germany in the 1st centuries BCE and CE
significance for the group. Another hypothesis—proposed in the 19th century by Jacob Grimm and others—derives the name from *heru- (Gothic: hairus; heoru, a kind
Cherusci
Anglo-Saxon metrical charm
as sigewif, "victory-women". The word has been associated by Kemble, Jacob Grimm, and other scholars with the notion of valkyries (Old English wælcyrian)
For_a_Swarm_of_Bees
Usually gigantic humanoid, common in folklore
5 November 2006. Briggs 1967, p. 64. Briggs 1967, p. 65. Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm: Deutsche Sagen. Hamburg 2014, p. 34. "Väinämöinen ja Antero Vipunen"
Giant
Germanic god associated with thunder
period, particularly in Scandinavia. Writing in the 19th century, scholar Jacob Grimm records various phrases surviving into Germanic languages that refer
Thor
and female equivalent of Berchtold proposed by Jacob Grimm Holda, a purported deity proposed by Jacob Grimm Jecha, a purported deity potentially stemming
List_of_Germanic_deities
Ancestor of the Indo-European languages
and German. In 1822, Jacob Grimm formulated what became known as Grimm's law as a general rule in his Deutsche Grammatik. Grimm showed correlations between
Proto-Indo-European_language
Polytheistic religious groups
Brothers Grimm, especially Jacob Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology, and Elias Lönnrot with the compilation of the Kalevala. The work of the Brothers Grimm influenced
Paganism
British medievalist (born 1943)
1998 Beowulf: The Critical Heritage and in 2005 The Shadow-walkers: Jacob Grimm's Mythology of the Monstrous. Among several influential articles on the
Tom_Shippey
Genre of storytelling that involves heroic humans
"spurious", which distinguish it from the meaning of chronicle. In 1866, Jacob Grimm described the fairy tale as "poetic, legend historic." Early scholars
Legend
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
witch, and how should the word have spread through all German lands?" Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology, 1835, (English translation 1900). The actual etymology
Hecate
Structural rules of a language
emerging discipline of modern linguistics. The Deutsche Grammatik of Jacob Grimm was first published in the 1810s. The Comparative Grammar of Franz Bopp
Grammar
Type of artillery piece
Academia, 1968. "Wörterbuchnetz". Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved
Howitzer
Two classes of elves in Norse mythology
commingles, and hence equates "dark-elves" and "black-elves" from the outset. Jacob Grimm surmised that the proto-elf (ursprünglich) was probably a "light-colored
Dökkálfar_and_Ljósálfar
JACOB GRIMM
JACOB GRIMM
Boy/Male
Biblical American Hebrew
That supplants, undermines, the heel.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, Hebrew, Latin
Supplants; Female Version of Jacob; Supplanter
Male
Danish
, supplanter.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian, Hebrew
Replacer; Supplanter
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Swedish
Supplanter; Held by the Heel; Heel Grabber; One who Supplants
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Iakob and Hebrew Yaaqob, JACOB means "supplanter." In the Old Testament bible, this is the name of a son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the twin brother of Esau. In the New Testament, it is the name of Mary's father-in-law.Â
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Jacob, JAYCOB means "supplanter."
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Supplanter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Jaycox.
Biblical
that supplants, undermines; the heel, supplanter,one who follows on another's heels; supplanter;he that supplants or follows after;supplanted;
Male
German
German and Scandinavian form of Greek Iakob, JAKOB means "supplanter."
Female
Dutch
, supplanter.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Supplanter.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Jacobus, JACOBO means "supplanter."
Biblical
Yacob, Yacoub - Jacob
Boy/Male
Danish German American Scandinavian Swedish
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Conqueror
Girl/Female
Latin Hebrew Scottish
Supplanter.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Jacob
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Supplanter.
JACOB GRIMM
JACOB GRIMM
Boy/Male
Indian
Different
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Good Sight
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, German, Greek
Christ-like; Follower of Christ; Woman
Girl/Female
Muslim
Intent, Busy
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
First
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
King; Morality; Superior; Romantic Morality
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Always Extreme
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Praise; Zealous
Boy/Male
Tamil
Honored
JACOB GRIMM
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n.
A West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus) of a deep bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called also conquetoon.
n.
One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob; an Idumean.
n.
One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.
n.
A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.
n.
An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
n.
A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as "Rest."
n.
A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
n.
A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.