First names in Hebrew

First name Yitzchak: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יצחק

Gematria value: 208

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yitzchak is written יצחק

Meaning and origin

What does Yitzchak mean?

Meaning: "he will laugh"
Origin: Hebrew

Yitzchak is the Hebrew name of Isaac, the second of the patriarchs. It means "he will laugh". When God tells Abraham, a hundred years old, that he will have a son by Sarah, Abraham laughs, and God Himself gives the child his name (Genesis 17:17-19). At his birth, Sarah says: "God has given me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me" (Genesis 21:6).

Gematria

Yitzchak = 208

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יצחק has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• חthe letter Chet8
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total208

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod 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 Yitzchak, from י to ק:

יוֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת וּמוֹסְרוֹתֵיהֶם יְנַתֵּק׃

“He brings them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and He breaks their bonds apart.”

Psalms 107:14

The book of your first name

Yitzchak, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yitzchak in three answers

How do you write Yitzchak in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yitzchak is written יצחק.

What is the gematria value of Yitzchak?
Written יצחק, Yitzchak is worth 208: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Yitzchak mean?
He will laugh (origin: Hebrew). Yitzchak is the Hebrew name of Isaac, the second of the patriarchs. It means "he will laugh". When God tells Abraham, a hundred years old, that he will have a son by Sarah, Abraham laughs, and God Himself gives the child his name (Genesis 17:17-19). At his birth, Sarah says: "God has given me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me" (Genesis 21:6).