Isaac
English edit
Etymology edit
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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Isaac (countable and uncountable, plural Isaacs)
- (biblical) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 21:4, column 1:
- And Abraham circumciſed his ſonne Iſaac, being eight dayes old, as God had commanded him.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Isaac Region, a local government area in central Queensland, Australia, named after the Isaac River.
Derived terms edit
- Isaacite
- Port Isaac (from Cornish)
Translations edit
son of Abraham and Sarah
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male given name
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Isaac m
- Isaac (Biblical figure)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Biblical Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.sa.aːk/, [ˈɪs̠äːk]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.sa.ak/, [ˈiːs̬äːk]
Proper noun edit
Isaāc m sg (indeclinable)
Further reading edit
- “Isaac”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Isaāc, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Biblical Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”).
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Isaāc m
- Isaac (Biblical character)
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Isaac
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /isaˈak/ [i.saˈak]
- Rhymes: -ak
- IPA(key): /iˈsak/ [iˈsak]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: I‧sa‧ac
Proper noun edit
Isaac m
- 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)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac