Jitzchak

Jitzchak is the Jewish variant of the biblical name Isaac, which has its origin in the Ancient Greek form Isaák (Ἰσαάκ), which in turn traces back to Ancient Hebrew roots. The meaning of the name is 'he (God) has laughed', 'he (God) will laugh', or 'God smiles (at the child)'.

What does the name Jitzchak mean?

Jitzchak is a Jewish form of the biblical name Isaac, derived from the Ancient Greek designation Isaák (Ἰσαάκ), which traces back to an Ancient Hebrew origin. Translated, the name means 'he (God) has laughed', 'he (God) will laugh', or 'God smiles (at the child)'. The roots lie in Ancient Hebrew, derived from Yitschâq (יִצְחָק) or Jizchak (יִשְׂחָק) meaning 'he will laugh' and 'he will rejoice', complemented by the subject ʾēl (אֵל) meaning 'God'. Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah and the father of Jacob and Esau, is one of the three patriarchs in the Book of Genesis of the Old Testament, where his story is detailed. There are numerous variants of the name, including Isaac, Ishaq, Sahak, Isak, Iisak, Isaku, Isaack, Issac, Iisakki, Iikka, Iiro, Izik, Itzig, Isacco, Izak, Izaak, Sjaak, Sjakie, Isaque, Izsak, Ike, Ishak, Yitzhak, Itzhak, Jitzhak, and Yzac.

Where does the name Jitzchak come from?

The name Jitzchak has Ancient Hebrew roots and means 'God has laughed'. The etymology can be traced back to the Ancient Hebrew terms Yitschâq (יִצְחָק) and Jizchak (יִשְׂחָק), which function as sentence names. The subject El is complemented and means 'he will laugh' or 'he will rejoice'. The origin is anchored in Ancient Hebrew, derived from tzachâq (צָחַק), which means 'to laugh'. The languages used are Hebrew and Jewish.

How do you pronounce Jitzchak?

Jitzchak is pronounced like 'Jitz-chak'.

When is the name day of Jitzchak?

The name day of Jitzchak is celebrated on October 6 and October 19.

Popularity

In Switzerland, the name Jitzchak ranks 14,948th according to the official list of the most common first names, with a total of 7 people bearing this name. Broken down by regions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the distribution is as follows: In Germany, the name is particularly common in Bremen and Saarland (each 50.0%), while there are currently no statistical data for Austria.

Famous people

• Jitzchak Herzog (President of Israel)
• Jitzchak Rabin (Politician 1922-1995)