isaac
/ˈaɪzæk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.93 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A local government area in central Queensland, Australia, named after the Isaac River; in full, Isaac Region.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English Ysaac, from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs, he will laugh”). Explained in Genesis as referring to his mother Sarah’s laughing when she was told she would have a son at her old age. The verb is masculine, however, perhaps due to its use as a boy’s name.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ysaac, Isaac, Ἰσαάκ, יצחק
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈaɪzæk/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Isaacite