Isaiah

[ ahy-zey-uh or, especially British, ahy-zahy-uh ]

/ aɪˈzeɪ ə or, especially British, aɪˈzaɪ ə /

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noun

Also called I·sa·iah of Je·ru·sa·lem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Isa.

a male given name.

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Origin of Isaiah

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

Words nearby Isaiah

Isadore, isagoge, isagogic, isagogics, Isai, Isaiah, Isaian, isallobar, isallotherm, isandrous, isanomal

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How to use Isaiah in a sentence

Meanwhile, however, the most inventive subplot involves Isaiah’s good friend Dodson, who’s played Watson to IQ’s Sherlock on many a case.
Joe Ide’s IQ series continues with the idiosyncratic marvel ‘Smoke’|Maureen Corrigan|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
When this word of the Lord came to Isaiah, his people were also in a jam.
'We Must Have a Third Reconstruction.' Read the Full Text of the Rev. William J. Barber II's Sermon at the Inaugural Prayer Service|William J. Barber II|January 21, 2021|Time
The breach, according to the imagery of Isaiah, is when there is a gap in the nation between what is and how God wants things to be.
'We Must Have a Third Reconstruction.' Read the Full Text of the Rev. William J. Barber II's Sermon at the Inaugural Prayer Service|William J. Barber II|January 21, 2021|Time
The sight alarmed his 10-year-old son Isaiah, who enjoys working out with his dad in their basement gym.
Inside a week of recovery with Morgan Moses, one of Washington’s toughest players|Sam Fortier|December 26, 2020|Washington Post

Nina texted Wasielewski, the agent, to confirm they probably wouldn’t know whether Isaiah had made it until Saturday evening.
For undrafted NFL rookies, the odds were even longer this year. Isaiah Wright made it anyway.|Sam Fortier|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Dore's ideal portrait is more suited to the second or pseudo-Isaiah, than to the real one.
The Dore Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Complete|Anonymous
It is noteworthy that Jeremiah does not enter into the history in Kings (contrast Isaiah above).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various
In the Trito-Isaiah during the post-exilian period, and in such psalm literature as Pss.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various
This patient purpose of God Isaiah now proceeds to describe in its details.
The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)|George Adam Smith
They had carried it to a successful issue, taunting Isaiah with their success.
The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)|George Adam Smith

British Dictionary definitions for Isaiah

Isaiah

/ (aɪˈzaɪə) /

noun Old Testament

the first of the major Hebrew prophets, who lived in the 8th century bc

the book of his and others' prophecies

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Isaiah

Isaiah

[ (eye-zay-uh) ]

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.)