First names in Hebrew

First name Itsik: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איציק

Gematria value: 211

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Itsik is written איציק

Itsik is another spelling of Itzik, the Yiddish diminutive of Isaac, יצחק in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Itsik mean?

Meaning: short form of Isaac, "he will laugh"
Origin: Yiddish

Itzik is the Yiddish pet name for Yitzchak, Isaac. The Hebrew name means "he will laugh": Sarah, who gave birth at ninety, cries out: "God has given me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me" (Genesis 21:6).

Gematria

Itsik = 211

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. איציק has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total211

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Kuf

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Itsik, from א to ק:

אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחוֹק׃

“You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thoughts from afar.”

Psalms 139:2

The book of your first name

Itsik, in nine pages

• Itsik, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Itsik
• Itsik, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Itsik in three answers

How do you write Itsik in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Itsik is written איציק. Itsik is another spelling of Itzik, the Yiddish diminutive of Isaac, יצחק in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Itsik?
Written איציק, Itsik is worth 211: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Itsik mean?
Short form of Isaac, "he will laugh (origin: Yiddish). Itzik is the Yiddish pet name for Yitzchak, Isaac. The Hebrew name means "he will laugh": Sarah, who gave birth at ninety, cries out: "God has given me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me" (Genesis 21:6).