Isaac

American  

[ahy-zuhk] / ˈaɪ zək /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Jacob.

2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “laughter.”

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Isaac British  

/ ˈaɪzək /

noun

1. an Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 17; 21–27)

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Isaac Cultural  

1. The son of Abraham and the father of Jacob and Esau.

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Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Isaac at God's request. (See Abraham and Isaac.)

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Example Sentences

Isaac has been wearing hearing aids for most of his four years.

From BBC

Coach Manny Galvez relies on junior Austin Nickels and sophomore Isaac Zapata to provide the offense, with Nickels having 11 goals and Zapata 10.

From Los Angeles Times

"What we have since 2014 is a policy that has not been reviewed," Isaac Andrews Tandoh, acting chief executive officer of the Minerals Commission, told AFP.

From Barron's

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Monday it was the first time since 2014 that no Israeli citizens were held hostage in Gaza.

From Barron's

One professional, Isaac Rose-Berman, gives an example of his methods: He saw that left-handed servers in tennis, more often than not, win a point against right-handed opponents with weak backhands.

From The Wall Street Journal