ISAIAH Definition & Meaning

Isaiah

[ ahy-zey-uhor, especially British, ahy-zahy-uh ]

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noun

Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. : Isa.
a male given name.

Isaiah

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪə /

noun

the first of the major Hebrew prophets, who lived in the 8th century bc
the book of his and others' prophecies

Isaiah

A major Israelite prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah ; the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament is attributed to him. In the New Testament , his prophecies are treated as predictions of many of the details of the life and death of Jesus . ( See Good Shepherd .)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Isaiah¹

From Late Latin Isaias, from Greek Ē��ḯās, from Hebrew ��ə��ʿ��ū “Yahweh's salvation”

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Leading the way will likely be linebacker Isaiah Chisom, who was a star in the making as a freshman at Oregon State.

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“Special,” is the word used by Harvard-Westlake’s Isaiah Carroll, who gave his father, Jon, a warm embrace on Wednesday night at the conclusion of his final home game.

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I’m interested in your reaction when you learned that Isaiah is going to attempt to assassinate the president.

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He cites Isaiah 61:3 for his positivity: He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.

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Isaiah Carroll ends the half for Harvard-Westlake scoring his 15th points.

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