Ishak
/ˈɪʃ.ɑːk/noun
Ishak is a masculine given name, especially common in Turkish and Muslim naming traditions, corresponding to Isaac.
Did you know?In the Book of Genesis, Isaac’s name is linked to laughter because his parents laugh at the astonishing promise that they will have a child in old age.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
Yiṣḥāq (יִצְחָק)
“He will laugh, or he laughs”
Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic
Yiṣḥāq
“Isaac, preserving the Hebrew personal name”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Isaák (Ἰσαάκ)
“Isaac, the patriarchal name in the Greek Septuagint”
Late Antiquity
Arabic
Isḥāq (إسحاق)
“Isaac, the prophet-name in Arabic tradition”
Medieval Turkish
Turkish
İshak
“The personal name Isaac, adapted through Islamic and Arabic usage”
Modern English
English
Ishak
“A masculine given name and spelling variant of Isaac”