Genesis 32:27
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
And he said vnto him, what is thy name? and he said, Iacob.
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Genesis 32:27
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
27And he said vnto him, what is thy name? and he said, Iacob.
Selected passage28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
28And he said, *Thy name shall be called no more Iacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast preuailed.