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Isaac

[ ahy-zuh k ]

/ ˈaɪ zək /

noun

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for isaac

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.

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In alternating chapters, the two narrators of the novel describe their lives with Isaac, from two different periods in time.

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The activist behind it is Isaac Jackson of the Urban Survivors Network.

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Or unless they are a big-name, which Isaac is not, and that may have counted against him.

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What does your father say about putting Isaac in the asylum?

Mortmain |Arthur Cheny Train
Brother Isaac Turley, who had traveled a portion of the road and who was an experienced traveler, was elected wagon-master.

Forty Years Among the Indians |Daniel W. Jones
Isaac Chantz demanded of me, in defiance to the gangsters, who were expected to do the talking.

The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London
And so she goes beyond the seas, leaving her parents as desolate as were Isaac and Rebecca of old.

Janet of the Dunes |Harriet T. Comstock
The name of Sir Isaac Newton need only be given to show what this meant.

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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)

Cultural definitions for isaac

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.)