Isaiah

[ahy-zey-uh, ahy-zahy-uh]

noun

1. Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Isa.

3. a male given name.

Isaiah

/ aɪˈzaɪə /

noun

1. the first of the major Hebrew prophets, who lived in the 8th century _bc

2. the book of his and others' prophecies

Isaiah

1. A major Israelite prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah; the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament is attributed to him. In the New Testament, his prophecies are treated as predictions of many of the details of the life and death of Jesus. (See Good Shepherd.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Isaiah¹

From Late Latin Isaias, from Greek Ēsaḯās, from Hebrew Yəshaʿyāhū “Yahweh's salvation”

Example Sentences

While still on the move, he then uncorked a heave that hit fellow rookie Isaiah Bond in stride for a 52-yard gain.

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Isaiah Barnes, playing in the arena his father, Matt, once played in, scored 23 points and made four threes.

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Isaiah Berlin, drawing on an ancient Greek proverb, famously observed that Leo Tolstoy was a foxlike writer who knew many things but longed to be someone who, like the hedgehog, knew one big thing.

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“Our office is committed to ensuring that those responsible are held fully accountable for their actions and that justice will be secured for Isaiah.”

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A professor of humanities at Columbia, Lilla is a longtime contributor to the New York Review of Books who frequently writes about other intellectuals like Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin.

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