JACOB'S LADDER


Meaning of JACOB'S LADDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdʒeɪkəbzˈlædə ]

n. 1 a plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with corymbs of blue or white flowers, and leaves suggesting a ladder. 2 a rope-ladder with wooden rungs. [f. Jacob's dream of a ladder reaching to heaven, as described in Gen. 28:12]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.