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isaac

/ˈaɪ.zək/

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noun

/ˈaɪ.zək/B2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее мужское имя еврейского происхождения, которое носил второй патриарх Ветхого Завета, сын Авраама и Сарры, принесённый в жертву Богу и ставший отцом Иакова и Исава.

A proper noun referring to a male given name of Hebrew origin, notably borne by the second patriarch in the Old Testament, the son of Abraham and Sarah, who was offered as a sacrifice to God and became the father of Jacob and Esau.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Biblical PatriarchB2formal

    In the Old Testament, the second patriarch; the son of Abraham and Sarah, who was nearly sacrificed by his father as a test of faith. He later became the father of Jacob and Esau.

    ruБиблейский патриарх

    • Abraham prepared to offer Isaac as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah.
    • Isaac married Rebekah, who became the mother of his twin sons.
    • The story of Isaac is a central narrative in the Book of Genesis.
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