Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֜ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
called	וַיִּקְרָ֨א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֶׁם shem-	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
son	בְּנ֧וֹ be.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
born	הַנּֽוֹלַד ha.no.lad-	H3205	to bear young · definite article + verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Sarah	שָׂרָ֖ה sa.Rah	H8283	Sarah · proper noun, a woman's name
bare	יָלְדָה Yal.dah-	H3205	to bear young · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Isaac	יִצְחָֽק yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for…
Genesis 21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Romans 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Genesis 21:12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said…
Joshua 24:3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and…
Matthew 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Hebrews 11:18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Genesis 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:1-8

Long-looked-for comes at last. The vision concerning the promised seed is for an appointed time, and now, at the end, it speaks, and does not lie; few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectation as Isaac was, not for the sake of any great person eminence at which he was to arrive, but because he was to be, in this very thin, a type of Christ, that seed which the holy God had so long promised and holy men so long expected. In this account of the first days of Isaac we may observe, I. The fulfilling of God's promise in the conception and birth of Isaac, Gen 21:1, Gen 21:2. Note, God's providences look best and brightest when they are compared with his word, and wh…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:3

Abraham called the name of his son . . . Isaac . . . and circumcised--God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare Gen 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare Gen 17:10-12).

Adam Clarke on Genesis 21:3

Isaac - See the reason and interpretation of this name in the note on Gen 17:7 (note).

John Gill on Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was borne unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Which is the name he was directed to give him, Genesis 17:19; and he remembers the order, and is obedient to it; the reason of which name, which signifies laughter, was on account of his laughing for joy at the promise made him, as well as there might be afterwards a further reason for it, from Sarah's laughing through distrust; and it might presignify the joy and laughter that would be expressed by others at his birth; and perhaps also that he would be the object of the laughter and derision of his brother; such a number of events agreeing with his name.

John Calvin on Genesis 21:3

The Church Fathers

And Abraham called the name of his son whom Sarah bore to him Isaac. Isaac is interpreted as Laughter or Joy, which very name is fitting for all the faithful, to whom among other goods of the heavenly inheritance, their Redeemer promises by saying: "Again I will see you, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you" (John XVI, 1).
— Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)

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Dictionary and topics

Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Abraham · General references — General references
Children · Were named: From remarkable events — Were named: From remarkable events
Circumcision · Child named at the time of — Child named at the time of
Isaac · 1. The miraculous — 1. The miraculous
Man · Woman formed to be a help for — Woman formed to be a help for
Sarah · .Gives birth to — .Gives birth to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 21:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:3

Adam Clarke on Genesis 21:3

John Gill on Genesis 21:3

John Calvin on Genesis 21:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 21:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:3

Adam Clarke on Genesis 21:3

John Gill on Genesis 21:3

John Calvin on Genesis 21:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 21:3-4

Rashi on Genesis 21:2