Strong H3446יִשְׂחָק
Isaac
- Transliteration
- yiώchâq
- Pronunciation
- yis-khawk'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Isaac = "he laughs"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.17.19;
son of: Abraham (H85) and Sarah (H8283);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); married to Rebekah (H7259);
father of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478)
Another spelling of yits.chaq (יִצְחָק "Isaac" H3327)
son of: Abraham (H85) and Sarah (H8283);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); married to Rebekah (H7259);
father of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478)
Another spelling of yits.chaq (יִצְחָק "Isaac" H3327)
In the biblical story
Isaac
Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau.
Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Jacob and Esau. God made a covenant with him, renewing the promises given to Abraham (Gen.26.2-5).
In the Bible
Strong H3446 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- isaac4
First verses
- Psalms 105:9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
- Jeremiah 33:26Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
- Amos 7:9And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
- Amos 7:16Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.