Definition of Jacob in English:
Jacob
proper nounˈdʒeɪkəbˈdʒeɪkəb
(in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, the younger of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca, who persuaded his brother Esau to sell him his birthright and tricked him out of his father's blessing (Gen. 25, 27). The twelve tribes of ancient Israel were descended from his twelve sons.
Origin
From Hebrew ya‘aqōḇ 'following after, supplanter'.
Definition of Jacob in US English:
Jacob
proper nounˈdʒeɪkəbˈjākəb
(in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, the younger of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca, who persuaded his brother Esau to sell him his birthright and tricked him out of his father's blessing. Jacob's twelve sons became the founders of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel.
See also Tribes of Israel
Origin
From Hebrew ya‘aqōḇ ‘following after, supplanter’.