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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)

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Isaac

  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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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

"They're eyes in the sky, not just someone watching from the water's edge and maybe spotting a fin," says drone operator Isaac Hails.

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Isaac Guerendo appeared to fumble on the ensuing kickoff, but officials ruled that he had been stopped before he lost the ball.

Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, told an Israeli radio station that he was considering pardoning Netanyahu in the corruption cases he is currently facing in court.

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"If the extension isn't granted, we may have to send people home and possibly shut down," factory director Isaac Maluki tells the BBC.

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