Isaiah

[ahy-zey-uh, ahy-zahy-uh]

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noun

Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem.��a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. Isa.
a male given name.

Isaiah

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪə /

noun

the first of the major Hebrew prophets, who lived in the 8th century _bc
the book of his and others' prophecies

Isaiah

A major Israelite prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah; the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament is attributed to him. In the New Testament, his prophecies are treated as predictions of many of the details of the life and death of Jesus. (See Good Shepherd.)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Isaiah¹

From Late Latin Isaias, from Greek Ē��ḯās, from Hebrew ��ə��ʿ��ū “Yahweh's salvation”

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Isaiah Saxon, raised in Aptos, Calif., wrote and directed the A24-produced film, and watching it, it’s easy to find links to issues facing Californians today.

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Director Isaiah Saxon got his start making otherworldly videos for Grizzly Bear and Björk.

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Isaiah suffered "catastrophic" brain damage after being deprived of oxygen at birth and died in March 2018.

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Though these wondrous creatures don’t actually exist, they were very much alive and tangible on the set of A24’s “The Legend of Ochi,” filmmaker Isaiah Saxon’s debut feature, in theaters Friday.

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Leading the way will likely be linebacker Isaiah Chisom, who was a star in the making as a freshman at Oregon State.

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