Isaac
pronunciation
How to pronounce Isaac in British English:
UK ['aizək]
How to pronounce Isaac in American English:
US [ˈaɪzək]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
Word Origin
- Isaac
- masc. proper name, name of a biblical patriarch, from Late Latin, from Greek Isaak, from Hebrew Yitzhaq, literally "he laughs," imperf. of tzahaq "he laughed."
Example
- 1. Children crying near isaac cathedral in st. petersburg , russia
- 2. Eliezer had to pay a price to get rebekah to come back with him and marry isaac .
- 3. I said as I got down and sat for the feast with isaac on my leg , sitting happily .
- 4. Listen to whatever sarah tells you , because it is through isaac that your offspring will be reckoned .
- 5. But in genesis 24 , we find abraham is now an old man and his son , isaac , still doesn 't have any children yet .