ya.a.qov names the patriarch in family narratives and also designates his descendants as the house or people of Jacob.

The proper name identifies Jacob as an individual in family scenes and in recollections of the fathers; it also designates the people addressed as the house, sons, seed, or inheritance of Jacob.

1. Jacob as the named patriarch · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the individual in the family narrative: in Genesis 25:26 the APB renders the newborn as being called Jacob, and in Genesis 25:31 he requests Esau's birthright. The same personal name occurs in recollections of the fathers, as in Exodus 3:6, where the APB renders God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and in Deuteronomy 34:4, where land is sworn to those three figures.

   Genesis 25:26Genesis 25:31Genesis 27:11Exodus 3:6Exodus 6:8Deuteronomy 34:4
2. Jacob as a collective designation for his people · common

   In collective expressions, the proper name refers to a people or community rather than to an action of the individual. In Exodus 19:3 the APB renders the address to the “house of Jacob” alongside the sons of Israel; Amos 9:8 speaks of the “house of Jacob” not being utterly destroyed, while Ezekiel 39:25 speaks of restoring the captivity of Jacob and compassion on the whole house of Israel.

   Exodus 19:3Deuteronomy 32:91 Chronicles 16:13Amos 3:13Amos 9:8Ezekiel 39:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the name as “Jacob” in the supplied verses. In collective clauses it preserves that name within expressions such as “house of Jacob,” “sons of Jacob,” and “seed of the house of Jacob”; Those surrounding English terms describe the clause rather than separately translate the name.