First names in Hebrew

First name Yitzchok: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יצחק

Gematria value: 208

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yitzchok is written יצחק

Yitzchok is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Yitzchak, Isaac, יצחק in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Yitzchok mean?

Meaning: "he will laugh"
Origin: Hebrew

Yitzchok is the way Yitzchak, Isaac, is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Yitzchak means “he will laugh”, after the laughter of his parents when they were told, in their old age, that he would be born (Genesis 17:17; 18:12).

Gematria

Yitzchok = 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 Yitzchok, 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

Yitzchok, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yitzchok in three answers

How do you write Yitzchok in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yitzchok is written יצחק. Yitzchok is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Yitzchak, Isaac, יצחק in Hebrew.

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

What does Yitzchok mean?
He will laugh (origin: Hebrew). Yitzchok is the way Yitzchak, Isaac, is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Yitzchak means “he will laugh”, after the laughter of his parents when they were told, in their old age, that he would be born (Genesis 17:17; 18:12).