Isaac

English

Etymology

From Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, [She] will laugh) (since his mother Sarah laughed when told she was pregnant at her old age).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪzək/

Proper noun

Isaac (plural Isaacs)

  1. The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A patronymic surname.

Derived terms

  • Isaacite

Translations

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.za.ak/

Proper noun

Isaac

  1. Isaac (Biblical figure)
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English Isaac

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Isaāc (indeclinable)

  1. Isaac (biblical figure)

References


Scots

Proper noun

Isaac

  1. Isaac

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isaˈaɡ/, [isaˈaɣ]

Proper noun

Isaac (m)

  1. Isaac (Biblical figure)
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English Isaac

Quotations

  • 1602La 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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