Isaac

[ahy-zuhk]

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.”

Isaac

/ ˈaɪzək /

noun

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

Isaac

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

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

Example Sentences

“We just assumed there wouldn’t be anything new,” said Grant Isaac, Cameco’s president and chief operating officer.

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In a post on X, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the latest events "shocking and serious", blaming "a handful of violent and dangerous individuals".

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Don’t expect to see Oscar Isaac reprise his role as hot-shot pilot Poe Dameron in the “Star Wars” franchise any time soon.

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"There will be no pre-budget comforts that can be taken from today's employment data," noted Isaac Stell, an analyst at investment manager Wealth Club.

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Demonstrate that their conspiracy theory is, say, disproved by the law of gravity, and they will conclude … that Sir Isaac Newton was “in on it” too.

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