Jacobs

Definition: Jacobs

Jacobs

Noun

1. English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943).

2. United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916).

3. Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929).

Date "Jacobs" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

"Jacobs" is a common misspelling or typo for: sword.

Synonyms: Jacobs

Synonyms: Aletta Jacobs (n), Jane Jacobs (n), W. W. Jacobs (n), William Wymark Jacobs (n). (additional references)

Synonyms by domain: Jacobs bogie (transportation), Jacobs hooked forceps (medicine), Jacobs-Hochheiser (chemistry, environment), Saint Jacobs artificial breeding Co-op (food & agriculture).

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Specialty Definition: Jacobs, Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Jacobs is a town located in Ashland County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 835.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 133.1 km² (51.4 mi²). 132.2 km² (51.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.62% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 835 people, 356 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The population density is 6.3/km² (16.4/mi²). There are 507 housing units at an average density of 3.8/km² (9.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.44% White, 0.00% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 356 households out of which 31.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% are non-families. 27.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.83. In the town the population is spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $25,500, and the median income for a family is $29,545. Males have a median income of $25,682 versus $17,569 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,579. 11.5% of the population and 8.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.5% are under the age of 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Jacobs, Wisconsin."

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Modern Usage: Jacobs

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Dear David Jacobs, East Grinstead, Friday. (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman)
Movie/TV Titles	Jacobs stege (1942) Het hoogste streven Aletta Jacobs (1995) Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1978)
Song Titles	Patient Man (performing artist: Greg Jacobs) South of Muskogee Town (performing artist: Greg Jacobs)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Jacobs

Domain	Title
References	Barnard Jacobs Mellet: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Jacobs Engineering Group Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Jacobs Holdings PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Education, Reflecting Our Society: Instructional Aides; (Editors, Mark A. Siegel, Nancy R. Jacobs) (reference) The Voices of African American Women: The Use of Narrative and Authorial Voice in the Works of Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alice Walker (American University Studies Xxiv: American Literature) (reference) Resistance and Reformation in Nineteenth-Century African-American Literature: Brown, Wilson, Jacobs, Delany, Douglass, and Harper (reference) Father Who Forgave and the Stranger at Jacobs Well/Cassette (59Km2143) (reference) A World in Miniature: The Flora Gill Jacobs Collection of Dolls' Houses and Their Furnishings (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Jacobs Well (reference) (more periodical examples)

Music	Portrait of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs (reference) Mozart - Così fan tutte / Gens, Fink, Güra, Boone, Spagnoli, Oddone, Concerto Köln, Jacobs (reference) A. Scarlatti - Il primo omicidio overo Cain / B. Fink � Oddone � Röschmann � R. Croft � Abete � Jacobs (reference) Bach - Christmas Oratorio � Motets / Jacobs (+ CD-Rom) (reference) René Jacobs, countertenor [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Jacobs 30365 Jacobs Torque Mate (reference) Jacobs 33841 PowerCollet Keyless Router Chuck (For DeWALT 625 Router) (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Jacobs

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Photo Album: Jacobs

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	At sea with Task Force 38 in December 1944. Photographed by LCdr. Charles Fenno Jacobs, USNR. Credit: NAVY.		Recovering aircraft during operations in the South China Sea, January 1945. Three F6F "Hellcat" fighters are flying overhead as a TBM "Avenger" torpedo plane approaches at left. Photographed from USS New Jersey (BB-62) by Lieutenant Commander Charles Fenno Jacobs, USNR. Credit: NAVY.
	"Johnny, what distinguished foreigner aided the Americans after the Revolution?" Johnny, after a pause: "God" / / Wm. L. Jacobs. Credit: Library of Congress.		Trial of George Jacobs of Salem for witchcraft, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Madison County, Ala., 1941-1943(?)--Mrs. Frank Jacobs likes to can fruits and vegetables. Credit: Library of Congress.		Trial of George Jacobs of Salem for witchcraft. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Funeral services for Private J. T. Mackall. Services presided over by Reverend J.S.M. Davies, of the British Army. Attending the funeral were Captain W. H. Jacobs, United States Army and medical officer, and first Lieutenant C.O. McCormick. Gibraltar Ceme. Credit: Library of Congress.		Jacobs, Leenabel, Miss, portrait photograph. Credit: Library of Congress.
	American Photoengravers Association convention. Phillips & Jacobs Co. exhibit. Credit: Library of Congress.		The fruits of victory / Leonebel Jacobs. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Jacobs

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Jacobs J. Unproven Alternative Methods of Cancer Treatment. (references)
		Jacobs, R.F. & Schultz, G.E. (1997). Ehrlichiosis in children. (references)
		Hart T, Jacobs HE. Rehabilitation and management of behavioral disturbances following frontal lobe injury. (references)
Business		The main corporations are NEG Micon (DK), Vestas (DK), Enercon (G), Nordex (G), Bonus (DK) and Jacobs (G). The main reason for their success is the well-developed and proven reliability of their technology. (references)
Economic History	Romania	In 2000, FDI totaled $2,039.7 million, which represented 5.5 percent of GDP for 2000. Since 1990, preferred areas for foreign investment have included oil exploration (Shell, Enterprise Oil, Occidental, Amoco), the automobile and automotive component industry (Renault, Daewoo, Siemens, Daimler Benz), banking and finance (Raiffeisen, Société Générale, Wasserstein Perella Group, ABN Amro Bank, ING Bank, Citibank, Creditanstalt/Bank of Austria, Volksbank, Banca di Roma, GE Capital), telecommunications (France Telecom, OTE, Telesystem International Wireless Services, Airtouch-Vodafone), commercial/hotel construction and development (Bouygues, Compagnie Immobiliere Phoenix, Ilbau Holding), and consumer products (Coca Cola, Procter and Gamble, Unilever, Henkel, Colgate Palmolive, Kraft Jacobs Suchard). (references)
	Romania	Prominent investors include manufacturers in heavy industry and electronics - - Timken (bearings), Trinity Industries (freight cars), Solectron (computer and electronic components), Precision Castparts (gasfield exploration equipment), World Machinery Works (machine tools); engineering and design companies - - Washington Group International (engineering and design for the oil, chemical, energy, and industrial processes industries), Cambric Consulting (digital engineering), Search Corporation (road design); ICT companies -- IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Harris, Lucent Technologies, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Oracle, Motorola, KPNQwest, Atomic TV, HBO; consumer goods companies -- Coca-Cola, Quadrant Amroq Beverages (Pepsi), McDonalds, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Philip Morris, Procter and Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive; and banking and insurance companies -- Citibank, GE Capital, AIG. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Jacobs

"Jacobs" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 97.58% of the time. "Jacobs" is used about 165 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	97.58%	161	24,661
Noun (plural)	2.42%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	165	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Jacobs

The following table summarizes the usage of "Jacobs" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Jacobs	Last name	46,000	231
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Jacobs

Country	Name	Country	Name
Slovakia	Jacobs Suchard Figaro a.s.	South Africa	Barnard Jacobs Mellet
United Kingdom	Jacobs Holdings PLC	USA	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Jacobs

Expressions using "Jacobs": Aletta Jacobs ♦ Jacobs bogie ♦ jacobs ladder ♦ Jane Jacobs ♦ W. W. Jacobs ♦ William Wymark Jacobs. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Jacobs": Jacobs-suchard.
	Ending with "Jacobs": Gould-jacobs.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Jacobs

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
marc jacobs	984	jacobs chuck	62
jacobs field	368	marc jacobs bag	59
jacobs ladder	353	don jacobs	58
jacobs	303	karrie jacobs	57
glen jacobs	234	harriet jacobs	55
jacobs engineering	230	jacobs twin	50
st jacobs	133	jacobs ignition	40
marc jacobs shoes	128	jacobs market st	40
fox and jacobs	120	jacobs jewelry	40
glenn jacobs	119	co jacobs	39
kelly jacobs	111	john jacobs	38
jacobs electronics	94	jacobs ladder plant	38
jacobs pillow	90	bechtel jacobs	37
st jacobs ontario	89	john jacobs golf school	33
marc by marc jacobs	85	jacobs well	33
fox and jacobs home	80	bill jacobs	33
marc jacobs handbag	75	marc jacobs perfume	32
cindy jacobs	74	jacobs victoria	32
judy jacobs	69	jacobs creek	30
jacobs watch	68	jacobs engineering group	30
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Jacobs

Language		Translations for "Jacobs"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		Jacobs'hagetang (Jacobs hooked forceps), Jacobs-bogie (Jacobs bogie). (various references)

Dutch		Jacobs-draaistel (Jacobs bogie), haaktang van Jacobs (Jacobs hooked forceps). (various references)

Finnish		Jacobin teli (Jacobs bogie). (various references)

French		pince � griffes de Jacobs (Jacobs hooked forceps), bogie Jacobs (Jacobs bogie). (various references)

German		Jacobs-Drehgestell (Jacobs bogie), Jacobs Hakenzange (Jacobs hooked forceps). (various references)

Greek		περιστρεφόμενο ικρίωμα �"ιάκομπς (Jacobs bogie), οξύαιχμες λαβίδες Jacobs (Jacobs hooked forceps). (various references)

Italian		carrello Jacobs (Jacobs bogie). (various references)

Pig Latin		acobsjay

Portuguese		pinça de dentes de Jacobs (Jacobs hooked forceps), bogie Jacobs (Jacobs bogie). (various references)

Russian		джэкобс. (various references)

Spanish		pinzas con garfios de Jacobs (Jacobs hooked forceps), bogie Jacobs (Jacobs bogie). (various references)

Swedish		Jacobsboggi (Jacobs bogie). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Jacobs

Language	Date	Source	Ezekiel Chapter 20, Verse 5
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai ereiV proV autouV tade legei kurioV af' hV hmeraV hretisa ton oikon israhl kai egnwrisqhn tw spermati oikou iakwb kai egnwsqhn autoiV en gh aiguptou kai antelabomhn th ceiri mou autwn legwn egw kurioV o qeoV umwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et dices ad eos haec dicit Dominus Deus in die qua elegi Israhel et levavi manum meam pro stirpe domus Iacob et apparui eis in terra Aegypti et levavi manum meam pro eis dicens ego Dominus Deus vester
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And thou shalt seie to hem, Thes thingis seith the Lord, In the dai in which Y cheese Israel, and reiside myn hoond for the kynrede, or generaciouns, of Jacobs hows, and aperide to hem in the loond of Egipt, and reiside myn hoond for hem, seiynge, Y the Lord youre God,
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand to them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And say to them, This is what the Lord has said: In the day when I took Israel for myself, when I made an oath to the seed of the family of Jacob, and I gave them knowledge of myself in the land of Egypt, saying to them with an oath, I am the Lord your God;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Jacobs

Language	Ezekiel Chapter 20, Verse 5
Cebuano	¶ Ug umingon ka kanila: Mao kini ang giingon sa Ginoong Jehova: Sa adlaw sa akong pagpili sa Israel, ug sa nanumpa ako sa kaliwat sa balay ni Jacob, ug sa nagpaila ako sa akong kaugalingon kanila didto sa yuta sa Eqipto, sa diha nga nanumpa ako kanila, nga nagaingon: Ako mao si Jehova nga inyong Dios;
Croatian	Reci im: Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'Onoga dana kad izabrah Izraela i ruku stavih na potomstvo doma Jakovljeva te im se objavih u zemlji egipatskoj, zakleh im se: Ja sam Jahve, Bog vaš!
Danish	og sig til dem: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Dengang jeg udvalgte Israel, løftede jeg min Hånd til Ed for Jakobs Huses Afkom og gav mig til Kende for dem i Ægypten; jeg løftede min Hånd for dem og svor: Jeg er HERREN eders Gud.
Dutch	En zeg tot hen: Alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: Ten dage als Ik Israel verkoos, zo hief Ik Mijn hand op tot het zaad van het huis Jakobs, en maakte Mijzelven hun in Egypteland bekend; ja, Ik hief Mijn hand tot hen op, zeggende: Ik ben de HEERE, uw God.
Finnish	ja sano heille: Näin sanoo Herra, Herra: Sinä päivänä, jona minä Israelin valitsin, minä kättä kohottaen lupasin Jaakobin heimon jälkeläisille, minä tein itseni heille tunnetuksi Egyptin maassa ja kättä kohottaen lupasin heille sanoen: `Minä olen Herra, teidän Jumalanne`.
German	und sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der HERR HERR: Zu der Zeit, da ich Israel erwählte, erhob ich meine Hand zu dem Samen des Hauses Jakob und gab mich ihnen zu erkennen in Ägyptenland. Ja, ich erhob meine Hand zu ihnen und sprach: Ich bin der HERR, euer Gott.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sampaikanlah apa yang Kukatakan ini. Aku telah memilih Israel dan mengangkat sumpah bagi mereka. Di Mesir, Aku menyatakan diri kepada mereka serta berkata, 'Akulah TUHAN Allahmu.'
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Katakanlah kepada mereka itu: Demikianlah firman Tuhan Hua: Tatkala Aku pilih akan Israel, Kuangkat juga tangan-Ku kepada bani bangsa Yakub, dan Kunyatakan diri-Ku kepadanya di tanah Mesir, bahkan, Kuangkat tangan-Ku kepadanya sambil firman-Ku: Aku ini Tuhan, Allahmu!
Italian	Dì loro: Dice il Signore Dio: Quando io scelsi Israele e alzai la mano e giurai per la stirpe della casa di Giacobbe, apparvi loro nel paese d'Egitto e giurai per loro dicendo: Io, il Signore, sono vostro Dio.
Maori	¶ Mea atu hoki ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa: I te ra i whiriwhiria ai e ahau a Iharaira, i toku ringa i ara ra ki nga uri o te whare o Hakopa, i mohiotia ai ahau e ratou i te whenua o Ihipa, i toku ringa i ara atu ra ki a ratou, i ahau i mea ra, Ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua;
Norwegian	og si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: På den dag da jeg utvalgte Israel og løftet min hånd [til ed] for ætlingene av Jakobs hus og gav mig til kjenne for dem i Egyptens land, da jeg løftet min hånd [til ed] for dem og sa: Jeg er Herren eders Gud -
Rumanian	Spune-le: ,,Awa vorbewte Domnul, Dumnezeu: ,Kn ziua cknd am ales pe Israel, Mi-am ridicat mkna spre sqmknya casei lui Iacov, wi M`am arqtat lor kn yara Egiptului; Mi-am ridicat mkna spre ei, wi am zis: ,,Eu sknt Domnul, Dumnezeul vostru!``
Spanish	Diles que así ha dicho el Señor Jehovah: 'El día que escogí a Israel, alcé mi mano jurando a la descendencia de la casa de Jacob, y me di a conocer a ellos en la tierra de Egipto. Entonces alcé mi mano jurando y dije: Yo soy Jehovah vuestro Dios.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Jacobs

Misspellings
	"Jacobs" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Jacas, Jaco, Jacoba, Javols, Zakob. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Jacobs

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-j-o-s"
	-2 letters: abos, boas, cabs, cobs, jabs, jobs, ocas, scab, soja.
	-3 letters: abo, abs, bas, boa, bos, cab, cob, cos, jab, job, oca, sab, sac, sob.
	-4 letters: ab, as, ba, bo, jo, os, so.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-j-o-s"
	+1 letter: jacobus.
	+2 letters: jacobins.
	+3 letters: bootjacks, jackboots, jacobuses.
	+4 letters: abjections.
	+5 letters: jaboticabas.
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