Isaac

[ ahy-zuhk ]

/ ˈaɪ zək /

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noun

a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Genesis 21:1–4.

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

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Isaac is also on the board of the LGBT Democrats of Virginia.
Debunking misconceptions about #transgender|Isaac Amend|February 18, 2021|Washington Blade
The two cross paths with a local tour guide/con artist, Rydal (Oscar Isaac), who takes a liking to them—in particular Colette.
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Those charges were later dropped when Isaac refused to cooperate with authorities.
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Someone might have been reading a bit too much Isaac Asimov.
Does a Robot Need to Be Cute?|Annabelle Gurwitch|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Operation Choke Point was also derided in an op-ed in American Banker magazine by William M. Isaac, former chairman of the FDIC.
The Banks’ War on Porn Stars|Richard Abowitz, Marlow Stern|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In alternating chapters, the two narrators of the novel describe their lives with Isaac, from two different periods in time.
This Week’s Hot Reads: March 3, 2014|Nicholas Mancusi|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Isaac Bolum had fixed himself comfortably on two legs of his chair, with the projecting soles of his boots caught behind the rung.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Isaac Bolum declares every day that he is going to, but when the time comes he breaks down.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
"It certainly sounds more interestin'," exclaimed Isaac Bolum.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
His principal children were Isaac, born of his wife by a miraculous favor of Providence, and Ishmael, born of his servant.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Yet we are not told that Isaac was circumcised; nor is circumcision again spoken of until the time of Moses.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for Isaac

Isaac

/ (ˈaɪzək) /

noun

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

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

notes for Isaac

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

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