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Isaac

noun
\ ˈī-zik, -zək\

Definition of Isaac

: the son of Abraham and father of Jacob according to the account in Genesis

First Known Use of Isaac

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Isaac

Late Latin, from Hebrew Yiṣḥāq

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The first known use of Isaac was before the 12th century

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