In physics, power is the rate of doing work, the amount of energy transferred per unit time. Having no direction, it is a scalar quantity. In the International System of Units, the unit of power is the joule per second (J/s), known as the watt in honour of James Watt, the eighteenth-century developer of the steam engine condenser.
Biblical context. The Biblical baby name Jacinth is Greek/ Latin in origin and it's meaning is reddish-blue or deep purple color. Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is leshem, and the Greek word is hyacinth.
[ 2 syll. ja-cob, jac-ob ] The baby boy name Jacob is pronounced as JHEY-KahB (English) or YAA-KaoP (Dutch) â . Jacob is used chiefly in the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name's meaning is Yahweh may protect; holder of heel; supplanter. A biblical name, it is derived from the elements 'yahweh' name of God ; 'aqeb' meaning heel ; 'aqab' to supplant, to cheat. The name Jacob is from the Yaakov (Hebrew) or Yakubel (Hebrew). The usual English form James shares the same roots and is from the byform Iacomus (Latin), itself from Iacobus (Latin).