JACOB'S LADDER


Meaning of JACOB'S LADDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjā-kəbz- ]

noun

Etymology: from the ladder seen in a dream by Jacob in Genesis 28:12

Date: 1733

1. : any of a genus ( Polemonium ) of herbs of the phlox family that have pinnate leaves, a bell-shaped corolla, and a several-seeded capsule ; especially : a perennial herb ( P. caeruleum ) with bright blue or occasionally white flowers

2. : a marine ladder of rope or chain with wooden or iron rungs

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.