Book of Isaiah

Book of Isaiah
noun
an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
Syn: ↑Isaiah
Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
Part Holonyms: ↑Prophets, ↑Nebiim, ↑Old Testament

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