Meanings
proper noun
- A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Synonyms: Isa.
- biblicalA 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.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021 - 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.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
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Origin
- Hebrewיְשַׁעְיָהוּ
- Ancient GreekἨσαΐας
- EnglishIsaiah
From Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas) from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).
More words from Ancient Greek, Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Jesajamale given name
Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας
- Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas)prophet
Arabic إِشَعْياء, إِشَعْياء
- إِشَعْياء (ʔišaʕyāʔ)book of the Bible
- إِشَعْياء (ʔišaʕyāʔ)prophet
Basque Isaias, Isaias
- Isaiasbook of the Bible
- Isaiasprophet
- Isaiasmale given name
Catalan Isaïes, Isaïes
- Isaïesbook of the Bible
- Isaïesprophet
Chinese Cantonese 以賽亞書 /以赛亚书, 以賽亞 /以赛亚
- 以賽亞書 /以赛亚书 (ji⁵ coi³ aa³ syu¹)book of the Bible
- 以賽亞 /以赛亚 (ji⁵ coi³ aa³)prophet
- 依撒意亞 /依撒意亚 (ji¹ saat³ ji³ aa³)prophet
- 依撒依亞 /依撒依亚 (ji¹ saat³ ji¹ aa³)prophet
Chinese Mandarin 以賽亞書 /以赛亚书, 以賽亞 /以赛亚
- 以賽亞書 /以赛亚书 (Yǐsàiyàshū)book of the Bible
- 以賽亞 /以赛亚 (Yǐsàiyà)prophet
- 依撒意亞 /依撒意亚 (Yīsāyìyà)prophet
- 依撒依亚 (Yīsāyīyà)prophet
Czech Izaiáš, Izajáš
- Izaiášbook of the Bible
- Izajášprophet
- Izajášmale given name
Danish Esajas, Esajas
- Esajasbook of the Bible
- Esajasprophet
- Esajasmale given name
Dutch Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Jesajamale given name
Esperanto Jesaja, Jesajo
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajobook of the Bible
Estonian Jesaja raamat, Jesaja
- Jesaja raamatbook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Jesajamale given name
Finnish Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Esamale given name
- Esaiasmale given name
French Ésaïe, Isaïe
- Ésaïebook of the Bible
- Isaïebook of the Bible
- Isaïeprophet
- Ésaïeprophet
- Isaïemale given name
German Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Jesaiasprophet
- Jesajamale given name
Greek Ησαΐας, Ησαΐας
- Ησαΐας (Isaḯas)book of the Bible
- Ησαΐας (Isaḯas)prophet
- Ησαΐας (Isaḯas)male given name
Hawaiian ʻIsaia, ʻIsaia
- ʻIsaiabook of the Bible
- ʻIsaiaprophet
- ʻIkaiamale given name
Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ
- יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yeshaʿyahu)book of the Bible
Hindi यशायाह, यशायाह
- यशायाह (yaśāyāh)book of the Bible
- यशायाह (yaśāyāh)prophet
Hungarian Ézsaiás, Ézsaiás
- Ézsaiásbook of the Bible
- Ézsaiásprophet
- Ézsaiásmale given name
Icelandic Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Jesajamale given name
Indonesian Yesaya, Yesaya
- Yesayabook of the Bible
- Yesayaprophet
Irish Leabhar Íseáia, Íseáia
- Leabhar Íseáiabook of the Bible
- Íseáiabook of the Bible
- Íseáiaprophet
Italian Isaia, Isaia
- Isaiabook of the Bible
- Isaiaprophet
- Isaiamale given name
Japanese イザヤ書, イザヤ
- イザヤ書 (Izaya sho)book of the Bible
- イザヤ (Izaya)prophet
- イザヤ (Izaya)male given name
Korean 이사야서, 이사야
- 이사야서 (Isayaseo)book of the Bible
- 이사야 (Isaya)prophet
Latin Isaiæ, Īsāiās
- Isaiæbook of the Bible
- Īsāiāsprophet
- Isaiasmale given name
Latvian Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Jesajamale given name
Lithuanian Izaijo knyga, Izaija
- Izaijo knygabook of the Bible
- Izaijaprophet
- Izaijamale given name
Malay Yesaya, Yesaya
- Yesayabook of the Bible
- Yesayaprophet
Māori Īhāia, Īhāia
- Īhāiabook of the Bible
- Īhāiaprophet
- Īhāiamale given name
Norwegian Jesaja, Esaias
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Esaiasbook of the Bible
- Esaiasprophet
- Esaiasmale given name
Polish Księga Izajasza, Izajasz
- Księga Izajaszabook of the Bible
- Izajaszprophet
- Izajaszmale given name
Portuguese Isaías, Isaías
- Isaíasbook of the Bible
- Isaíasprophet
- Isaíasmale given name
Punjabi ਯਸਾਯਾਹ
- ਯਸਾਯਾਹ (yasāyāh)book of the Bible
Romanian Isaia, Isaia
- Isaiabook of the Bible
- Isaiaprophet
- Isaiamale given name
Russian Книга пророка Исаии, Исайя
- Книга пророка Исаии (Kniga proroka Isaii)book of the Bible
- Исайя (Isajja)book of the Bible
- Исайя (Isajja)prophet
- Исаия (Isaija)male given name
- Исайя >> Исай (Isajja)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Isaiah, Isaiah
- Isaiahbook of the Bible
- Isaiahprophet
- Isaiahmale given name
Slovak Izaiáš, Izaiáš
- Izaiášbook of the Bible
- Izaiášprophet
- Izaiášmale given name
Spanish Isaías, Isaías
- Isaíasbook of the Bible
- Isaíasprophet
- Isaíasmale given name
Swahili Isaya, Isaya
- Isayabook of the Bible
- Isayaprophet
- Isayamale given name
Swedish Jesaja, Jesaja
- Jesajabook of the Bible
- Jesajaprophet
- Esaiasmale given name
Tagalog Isaias, Isaias
- Isaiasbook of the Bible
- Isaiasprophet
- Isaiasmale given name
Vietnamese I-sai-a, Ê-sai
- I-sai-abook of the Bible
- Ê-saibook of the Bible
Welsh Eseia, Eseia
- Eseiabook of the Bible
- Eseiaprophet
- Eseiamale given name
Yiddish ישעיה
- ישעיה (Yeshaye)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Isaiah
viamariaEritreamayaplayaJeremiahmessiahGaiaHoseaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiarheaPraiaLeiaMaiahiyapariahFreyaJudeathalia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Isaiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isaiah
MLA
“Isaiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isaiah. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Isaiah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isaiah.
Source: Isaiah on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.