Isaac
/ˈaɪzək/
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Isaac proper noun: the son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
Proper noun
Isaac (countable and uncountable, plural Isaacs)
- The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
- And Abraham circumciſed his ſonne Iſaac, being eight dayes old, as God had commanded him.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 21:4, column 1
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A local government area in central Queensland, Australia, named after the Isaac River; in full, Isaac Region.
Isaac meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Isaac in Hindi
- son of Abraham and Sarah
- इसहाक़ ishāq, इसहाक ishāk
Isaac in Marathi
- son of Abraham and Sarah
- इसहाक ishāk
Isaac in Urdu
- son of Abraham and Sarah
- اسحاق ishāq
Isaac in Bengali
- son of Abraham and Sarah
- ইসহাক iśohak
- male given name
- ইসহাক ishaq
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- Isaac in Gujarati
- ઇસહાક isahāk
- Isaac in Pashto
- اسحاق
- Isaac in Arabic
- إِسْحَاق ʔisḥāq
- Isaac in Malay
- Ishak
- Isaac in Persian
- اسحاق eshâq
- Isaac in Thai
- อิสอัค
Forms of Isaac
| plural | Isaacs |
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Origin of Isaac
From Middle English Ysaac, from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), 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.
Words formed from Isaac
- Isaac Wunder order
- Isaacite
- Port Isaac
Questions about Isaac
- What does Isaac mean?
- Isaac means the son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
- What is Isaac in Hindi?
- Isaac in Hindi is इसहाक़ (ishāq), इसहाक (ishāk). See Isaac meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Isaac?
- Isaac is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Isaac?
- Isaac is pronounced /ˈaɪzək/.
Words near Isaac in the dictionary
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