Isaac
English
Etymology
From Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek [Term?], from Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs, he will laugh”). Explained in Genesis as referring to his mother Sarah’s laughing when she was told she would have a son at her old age. The verb is masculine, however, perhaps due to its use as a boy’s name.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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 from Hebrew.
- A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
Derived terms
Translations
son of Abraham and Sarah
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male given name
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Isaac ?
- Isaac (Biblical figure)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi.sa.aːk/, [ˈɪs̠äːk]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.sa.ak/, [ˈiːs̬äːk]
Proper noun
Isaāc m sg (indeclinable)
- Isaac (biblical figure)
References
- “Isaac”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Scots
Proper noun
Isaac
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Isaac (m)
- Isaac (Biblical figure)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac
Quotations
- 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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