- Isaiah
- noun Etymology: Hebrew Yĕsha‘ăyāhū Date: 13th century 1. a major Hebrew prophet in Judah about 740 to 701 B.C. 2. a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table
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ISAIAH — (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה ,יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Salvation of YHWH ), one of the eight books (as the Rabbis and the Masorah count them) of the Nevi im, or Prophets, the second division of the Hebrew canon (see bible , Canon). INTRODUCTION Outside the Book of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaiah — 1 Isaiah 2 Isaiah 3 Isaiah 4 Isaiah 5 Isaiah 6 Isaiah 7 Isaiah 8 Isaiah 9 Isaiah 10 Isaiah 11 Isaiah 12 Isaiah 13 … The King James version of the Bible
Isaiah — () and Huldah (; see ); and again, twenty years later, when he had already entered on his office, by the invasion of Tiglath Pileser and his career of conquest. Ahaz, king of Judah, at this crisis refused to co operate with the kings of Israel… … Wikipedia
Isaiah — ist der Name von: Isaiah der Serbe, Mönch, der im 15. Jahrhundert im serbisch orthodoxen Kloster Matejče lebte Isaiah Berlin (1909−1997), britisch jüdisch russischer politischer Philosoph und Ideengeschichtler Isaiah Nettles, US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Isaiah 53 — Isaiah 53, taken from the Book of Isaiah, is the last of the four Songs of the Suffering Servant, and tells the story of The Suffering Servant . The passage is famous for its interpretation by many Christians to be prophesy of the coming of Jesus … Wikipedia
Isaiah — m English form of a biblical name (meaning ‘God is salvation’ in Hebrew) borne by the most important of the major prophets. Rather surprisingly perhaps, the name has never been common in the English speaking world, apart from a brief flicker… … First names dictionary
Isaiah — masc. proper name, name of a biblical prophet, from Heb. Yesha yah, abbreviated form of Yesha yahu, lit. salvation of the Lord, from yesha, yeshua salvation, deliverance … Etymology dictionary
Isaiah — [ī zā′ə; ] chiefly Brit [, īzīə] n. [LL(Ec) Isaias < Gr(Ec) Ēsaias < Heb yĕsha ‘ yah, lit., God is salvation] 1. a masculine name 2. Bible a) a Hebrew prophet of the 8th cent. B.C. b) the book containing his teachings: abbrev. Is or Isa … English World dictionary
Isaiah — /uy zay euh/ or, esp. Brit., /uy zuy euh/, n. 1. Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Isa. 3. a male given name. [ < Heb yasha yahu lit., Yahweh s salvation] * *… … Universalium
Isaiah — (Heb. Yesh yahu, i.e., the salvation of Jehovah ). 1) The son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called the prophetess (8:3), either because she was endowed with the prophetic gift, like Deborah… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Isaiah 37 — 1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the … The King James version of the Bible
