Isaac
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, “[She] will laugh”) (since his mother Sarah laughed when told she was pregnant at her old age).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isaac (plural Isaacs)
- The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 21:4
- And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 21:4
- A male given name.
- A surname.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
son of Abraham and Sarah
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male given name
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isaac
- Isaac (Biblical figure)
- A male given name
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isaāc (indeclinable)
- Isaac (biblical figure)
References[edit]
- Isaac in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Scots[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isaac
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isaac (m)
- Isaac (Biblical figure)
- A male given name
Quotations[edit]
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 21:4
- Y cicuncidó Abraham á su hijo Isaac de ocho días, como Dios le había mandado.
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- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English countable proper nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Hebrew
- English surnames
- en:Biblical characters
- en:Individuals
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French given names
- French male given names
- fr:Biblical characters
- fr:Individuals
- Latin terms derived from Hebrew
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms with Ecclesiastical IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Scots lemmas
- Scots proper nouns
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish given names
- Spanish male given names
- es:Biblical characters
- es:Individuals