Abraham = "father of a multitude"

1. the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation

but

1. nevertheless, notwithstanding

2. an objection

3. an exception

4. a restriction

5. nay, rather, yea, moreover

6. forms a transition to the cardinal matter

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

are, be, were, etc.

in, by, with etc.

Isaac = "to laugh"

1. the son of Abraham and Sarah

to call

1. to call aloud, utter in a loud voice

2. to invite

to call i.e. to name, by name

1. to give a name to

   1. to receive the name of, receive as a name

   2. to give some name to one, call his name

2. to be called i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)

3. to salute one by name

that, because, since

but not, neither, nor, not even

individually

1. each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything

collectively

1. some of all types

to you

from which a plant germinates

1. the seed i.e. the grain or kernel which contains within itself the germ of the future plants

   1. of the grains or kernels sown

2. metaph. a seed i.e. a residue, or a few survivors reserved as the germ of the next generation (just as seed is kept from the harvest for the sowing)

the semen virile

1. the product of this semen, seed, children, offspring, progeny

2. family, tribe, posterity

3. whatever possesses vital force or life giving power

   1. of divine energy of the Holy Spirit operating within the soul by which we are regenerated

you

offspring, children

1. child

   1. a male child, a son

2. metaph.

   1. the name transferred to that intimate and reciprocal relationship formed between men by the bonds of love, friendship, trust, just as between parents and children

   2. in affectionate address, such as patrons, helpers, teachers and the like employ: my child

   3. in the NT, pupils or disciples are called children of their teachers, because the latter by their instruction nourish the minds of their pupils and mould their characters

   4. children of God: in the OT of "the people of Israel" as especially dear to God, in the NT, in Paul's writings, all who are led by the Spirit of God and thus closely related to God

   5. children of the devil: those who in thought and action are prompted by the devil, and so reflect his character

3. metaph.

   1. of anything who depends upon it, is possessed by a desire or affection for it, is addicted to it

   2. one who is liable to any fate

      1. thus children of a city: it citizens and inhabitants

   3. the votaries of wisdom, those souls who have, as it were, been nurtured and moulded by wisdom

   4. cursed children, exposed to a curse and doomed to God's wrath or penalty