jacob (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
simeon (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
adult male,
man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
patriarch -
In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel or in plural Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
patriarch -
An old leader of a village or community.
patriarch -
The male head of a tribal line or family.
Wikipedia
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a composition of πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" and ἄρχων meaning "leader", "chief", "ruler", "king", etc.
