Lexicon
יִשְׂחָק
yis.chaq
H3446
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Isaac

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

yis.chaq names the figure invoked in an oath, a lineage list, and references to a house and high places.

The attested use is a proper name applied to the figure named in an oath and among Abraham and Jacob in Psalm 105:9 and Jeremiah 33:26, and also in the expressions “high places of Isaac” and “house of Isaac” in Amos 7:9 and Amos 7:16.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in personal and collective references · dominant

    Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Psalm 105:9 the APB renders an oath “to Isaac,” and in Jeremiah 33:26 it places the name between Abraham and Jacob in a list of offspring. In Amos 7:9 and Amos 7:16, the APB renders the clauses “the high places of Isaac” and “the house of Isaac,” showing the name within collective expressions.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “Isaac” in each cited verse: with an oath, in a list of offspring, and in the expressions “high places of Isaac” and “house of Isaac.” These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate the term's contribution word by word.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture