n.
Pronunciation: ī - ' z ā - ə , chiefly Brit - ' z ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew Y ĕ sha' ă y ā h ū
Date: 13th century
1 : a major Hebrew prophet in Judah about 740 to 701 B.C.
2 : a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture ― see BIBLE table