Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2384: ἸακώβἸακώβ, ὁ (יַעֲקֹב (i. e. heel-catcher, supplanter)), Jacob; 1. the second of Isaac's sons: Matthew 1:2; Matthew 8:11; John 4:5; Acts 7:8; Romans 9:13, etc. Hebraistically equivalent to the descendants of Jacob: Romans 11:26 (Numbers 23:7; Isaiah 41:8; Jer. (Hebrew text) 2. the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary the mother of the Saviour: Matthew 1:15f. |