Isaiah

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Isaiah

  • /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ Canada, US
  • /aɪˈzaɪ.ə/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪə, -eɪə

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas) from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

proper noun

  1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

    Similar: Isa.

  2. A prophet, the author of the Book of Isaiah. The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew. The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: isaac, issac, deutero, isak, prophesies, xl, prophet, visionary, oracle, diviner, soothsayer, seer, predictor, prognosticator, foreteller, clairvoyant

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name book of the Bible

EspañolIsaías
한국어이사야서 Isayaseo
日本語イザヤ書 Izaya sho
中文以賽亞書 /以赛亚书 Yǐsàiyàshū
हिन्दीयशायाह yaśāyāh
KiswahiliIsaya
PortuguêsIsaías
FrançaisÉsaïe, Isaïe
DeutschJesaja
ItalianoIsaia
ΕλληνικάΗσαΐας Isaḯas
RomânăIsaia
РусскийКнига пророка Исаии Kniga proroka Isaii, Исайя Isajja
العربيةإِشَعْياء ʔišaʕyāʔ
עבריתיְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yeshaʿyahu

name prophet

EspañolIsaías
한국어이사야 Isaya
日本語イザヤ Izaya
中文以賽亞 /以赛亚 Yǐsàiyà
हिन्दीयशायाह yaśāyāh
KiswahiliIsaya
PortuguêsIsaías
FrançaisIsaïe, Ésaïe
DeutschJesaja, Jesaias
ItalianoIsaia
ΕλληνικάΗσαΐας Isaḯas
RomânăIsaia
РусскийИсайя Isajja
العربيةإِشَعْياء ʔišaʕyāʔ

name male given name

EspañolIsaías
日本語イザヤ Izaya
KiswahiliIsaya
PortuguêsIsaías
FrançaisIsaïe
DeutschJesaja
ItalianoIsaia
ΕλληνικάΗσαΐας Isaḯas
RomânăIsaia
РусскийИсаия Isaija, Исайя >> Исай Isajja

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"Isaiah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/isaiah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Isaiah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/isaiah

Chicago

"Isaiah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/isaiah.

BibTeX
@misc{isaiah_2026,
  title = {Isaiah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isaiah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}