JACOB'S STAFF

Meaning of JACOB'S STAFF in English

[Judaic] This staff, made of a branch of a certain tree, forced the spirits in the vicinity to make themselves visible. At the same time, the powerful radiation from the staff kept them at bay.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

JACOB'S-STAFF — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( plural jacob's-staffs ) Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: Jacob's staff (pilgrim's staff) 1. : great mullein 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — noun Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: after Jacob St. James, symbolized in religious art by a pilgrim's staff — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — pl. Jacob's staves . 1. Astron. cross-staff. 2. Survey. a pole providing a firm support for a compass or other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — ■ noun a rod with a sliding cursor formerly used for measuring distances and heights. Origin C16 (denoting a pilgrim's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JACOB'S STAFF — n. 1 a surveyor's iron-shod rod used instead of a tripod. 2 an instrument for measuring distances and heights. [f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — n. 1 a surveyor's iron-shod rod used instead of a tripod. 2 an instrument for measuring distances and heights. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — n.1 a surveyor's iron-shod rod used instead of a tripod. 2 an instrument for measuring distances and heights. Etymology: f. …
Oxford English vocab
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — землемерный шест
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JACOB'S STAFF — землемерный шест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JACOB'S STAFF — землемерный шест
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — астролябия, градшток, посох Иакова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
JACOB'S STAFF — астролябия, градшток, посох Иакова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова ( согласно Ветхому Завету, посох, с которым патриарх Иаков перешёл Иордан; см. Библия, книга Бытие, гл. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова (согласно Ветхому Завету, посох, с которым патриарх Иаков перешёл Иордан; см. Библия, книга Бытие, гл. 32, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JACOB'S STAFF — _n. 1> _библ. посох Иакова 2> астролябия; градшток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
JACOB'S STAFF — n. 1. библ. посох Иакова 2. астролябия; градшток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
JACOB'S STAFF — _n. 1> _библ. посох Иакова 2> астролябия; градшток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — Jakob ( Yaqub ) was a prophet of Allah, mentioned the Qur'an and the Old Testament.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
JACOB — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Iacōb, from Hebrew Ya‘ăqōbh Date: before 12th century a son of Isaac and Rebekah, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JACOB — I Hebrew patriarch , son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham , and the traditional ancestor of the people of …
Английский словарь Британика
STAFF — I. ˈsta]f, ]aa(ə)f, ]aif, ]ȧf noun ( plural staffs ]fs ; or staves ]vz, ˈstāvz) Etymology: Middle English staf, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB — ˈjākəb sometimes -əp noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Iakōb, from Hebrew Ya'ăqōbh, after Ya'ăqōbh …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB — (n.) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching …
Английский словарь Webster
JACOB — ( n. ) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAFF — staff 1 — staffless , adj. /staf, stahf/ , n. , pl. staffs for 1-5, 9; staves /stayv/ or staffs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACOB — /jay"keuhb/ for 1, 3; Fr. /zhann kawb"/ for 2 , n. 1. the second son of Isaac, the twin brother …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACOB — n. male first name; family name; (Biblical) third Old Testament patriarch, son of Isaac, father of the 12 tribes of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STAFF — I. ˈstaf noun ( plural staffs ˈstafs, ˈstavz ; or staves ˈstavz, ˈstāvz) Etymology: Middle English staf, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JACOB — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Iacōb, from Hebrew Ya‘ăqōbh Date: before 12th century 1. : a son of Isaac …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAFF — noun the round of a ladder. 2. staff ·noun an arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a …
Webster English vocab
JACOB — noun a hebrew patriarch (son of isaac, and ancestor of the jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching …
Webster English vocab
STAFF — [staff] n, pl staffs or staves [ME staf, fr. OE staef; akin to OHG stab staff, Skt stabhnati he supports] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JACOB — [Ja.cob] n [LL, fr. Gk Iacob, fr. Heb Ya'aqobh] 1: a son of Isaac and Rebekah, the twin brother of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JACOB — Hebrew Ya'aqov, Arabic Ya'qub, also called Israel, Hebrew Yisra'el, Arabic Isra'il, Hebrew patriarch who was the grandson of Abraham, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STAFF — staff BrE AmE stɑːf § stæf AmE stæf ▷ staffed stɑːft § stæft AmE stæft ▷ staffing ˈstɑːf ɪŋ § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JACOB — Jacob BrE AmE ˈdʒeɪk əb -ʌb ▷ Jacob|'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STAFF — / stɑːf; NAmE stæf/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually sing. , U ] all the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAFF — I. staff 1 S2 W2 /stɑːf $ stæf/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæf 'stick' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JACOB — Ja ‧ cob /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ BrE AmE in the Old Testament of the Bible, the son of ↑ Isaac , and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAFF — n. & v. n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAFF — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a …
Oxford English vocab
STAFF — ( staffs, staffing, staffed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The staff …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAFF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a committee/staff/board etc meeting ▪ A staff meeting will be held at 3 p.m. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JACOB — n. Alfasi Isaac ben Jacob Astor John Jacob Berzelius Jöns Jacob Baron Burckhardt Jacob Christopher Camerarius Rudolph Jacob Epstein Sir …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JACOB — n. Hebrew patriarch , son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham , and the traditional ancestor of the people of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JACOB — A soft fellow. A fool. JACOB. A ladder: perhaps from Jacob's dream. CANT. Also the common name for a jay, …
Slang English vocab
STAFF — See multinational staff; general staff; integrated staff; joint staff; parallel staff; special staff.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
JACOB — (supplanter), the second son of Isaac and Rebekah. He was born with Esau, probably at the well of Lahai-roi, about …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
JACOB — that supplants, undermines; the heel
Bible Names English vocab
JACOB — birthright speculator, traveler, s. Isaac, and brother of Esau. Was mother's pet. Became proficient as a character impersonator, but never …
Who is who English vocabulary
STAFF — I сущ. 1) а) мн. тж. staves палка, посох; дубинка б) жезл 2) а) прям. и перен. опора, поддержка, столп …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — сущ. Дже(й)коб; библ. Иаков Джекоб
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — сущ. Дже(й)коб; библ. Иаков Джекоб
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — Иаков
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STAFF — staff.ogg _I stɑ:f n ( pl тж. staves) 1. посох, палка to walk with a staff - идти, опираясь на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JACOB — n (мужское имя) 1> Дже(й)коб 2> библ. Иаков
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STAFF — 1) штат (служащих), служебный персонал || укомплектовывать штаты 2) шест; веха; шток; рейка 3) флагшток 4) ж.-д. жезл 5) штукатурный …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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