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Isaiah definition

Isa·iah (ī zā′ə; chiefly Brit, -zī-)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible
    1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th cent.
    2. the book containing his teachings: abbrev. Is or Isa

Etymology: LL(Ec) Isaias < Gr(Ec) Ēsaias < Heb yĕsha ‘yah, lit., God is salvation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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