Where does “Isaac” come from?

Isaac comes from Middle English Ysaac, from Latin Isaac, from Hebrew יצחק, meaning "he laughs."

Isaac (English): The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent

Definitions

  1. The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent

Ancestry of “Isaac”, step by step

Isaac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English Ysaac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishYsaacIsaac
2LatinIsaacIsaac
3Ancient GreekἸσαάκIsaac
4Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Hebrew ִיִצְחָק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewִיִצְחָק—

Words derived from “Isaac”

Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ →Every word from Latin Isaac →
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