Isaac

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English

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Etymology

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.

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Proper noun

Isaac (countable and uncountable, plural Isaacs)

  1. (biblical) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. Isaac Region, a local government area in central Queensland, Australia, named after the Isaac River.

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French

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Proper noun

Isaac m

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

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Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Biblical Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”).

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Proper noun

Isaāc m sg (indeclinable)

  1. (biblical) Isaac

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Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Isaāc, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Biblical Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”).

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Proper noun

Isaāc m

  1. Isaac (Biblical character)

Scots

Proper noun

Isaac

  1. Isaac

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isaˈak/
  • IPA(key): /iˈsak/
  • Syllabification: I‧sa‧ac

Proper noun

Isaac m

  1. Isaac (Biblical figure)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 21:4:
      Y circuncidó Abraham á su hijo Isaac de ocho días, como Dios le había mandado.
      And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. (KJV)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac
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