Isaac
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Definitions

  • n. One of the patriarchs of Judaism; the son of Abraham and Sarah.

Example Sentences

  • "Parashat Vayera includes not just the Akedah, but the birth of Isaac, Sarah’s banishment of Hagar and Ishmael, and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יִצְחָק, lit. 'he will laugh'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Notes

  • "God’s intervention saved Isaac from sacrifice when Abraham was displaying obedience to God." (JPS)

    See Akedah.

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