"Jacob" meaning in French

See Jacob in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʒa.kɔb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Jacob.wav
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Jacob m
  1. Jacob (biblical figure) Tags: masculine Related terms: Jacques
    Sense id: en-Jacob-fr-name-XXJofhz- Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 77 23
  2. a male given name Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jacob-fr-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): French given names, French male given names, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
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