Isaac

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaɪzÉ™k/

Origin

From Hebrew יִצְחָק (Yitzchak or Yitzhak), meaning "he will laugh" (since his mother Sarah laughed when told she was pregnant at her old age).

Full definition of Isaac

Proper noun

1. The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 21:4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
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Derived terms

• Isaacite

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