Isaac

E16403

Hebrew given name given name masculine given name

Isaac is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "he will laugh" or "laughter."

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew given name → given name → masculine given name →
associatedReligion	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
category	English masculine given names → Hebrew masculine given names → theophoric names →
culturalAssociation	Biblical patriarch Isaac →
derivedFrom	Hebrew verb צחק (tsahaq) meaning to laugh →
etymologicalRoot	יִצְחָק (Yitzḥak) →
frequency	common in English-speaking countries →
gender	masculine →
hasDiminutive	Ike → Zac → Zak →
hasNotableBearer	Isaac Albéniz → Isaac Asimov → Isaac Bashevis Singer → Isaac Hayes → Isaac Newton → Isaac Stern →
hasVariant	Ike → Isaak → Isak → Ishaq → Itzhak → Izaak → Yitzhak →
languageOfOrigin	Hebrew →
meaning	he will laugh → laughter →
nameDayTradition	Christian name day →
nameType	theophoric given name →
originalWritingSystem	Hebrew alphabet →
originPeriod	ancient Near East →
scripturalLanguage	Biblical Hebrew →
semanticField	joy → laughter →
shortFormOf	Ike →
transliterationOf	Yitzhak →
usageRegion	English-speaking countries → Europe → Middle East →
usageType	first name → personal name →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (66)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
I. I. Rabi → I. L. Peretz → Isaac Albéniz → Isaac Allerton → Isaac Bashevis Singer → Isaac Brock → Isaac D'Israeli → Isaac G. Perry → Isaac Jones Wistar → Isaac Lankershim → Isaac Mayer Wise → Isaac Newton → Isaac Roosevelt → Isaac Sears → Isaac Stern → Patriarch Isaac →	givenName
Gad → Issachar → Naphtali →	grandfather
Ike → Zac → Zac ("biblical name Isaac") →	shortFormOf
Mount Moriah → land of Moriah →	associatedWith
Isaac Blessing Jacob → Isaac Blessing Jacob ("bedridden Isaac") →	depicts
Isaac ("Izaak") → Isaac ("Isaak") →	hasVariant
Surah Al-An'am → Surah Maryam →	mentions
Ishbak → Rachel →	relativeOf
Hebrews →	ancestralFigure
Al-Khalil →	associatedWithFigure
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave →	burialOf
Ephron the Hittite →	burialSiteProvidedFor
Ike →	canBeDiminutiveOf
Akedah →	centralFigure
Abraham →	child
Esau →	childOf
Sarah →	childOfPromiseThrough
Isaac ("Biblical patriarch Isaac") →	culturalAssociation
Ike →	etymologicalRelation
Isaac ("יִצְחָק (Yitzḥak)") →	etymologicalRoot
Jacob →	father
Judah son of Jacob →	grandparent
Beersheba →	hasBiblicalAssociationWith
Binding of Isaac →	hasMainCharacter
Israel →	hasParent
Laban →	hasRelative
Rivqah →	hasSpouseInTradition
Hall of Faith →	includesFigure
Akedah →	involvesIntendedVictim
Five Books of Moses →	keyFigure
Surah Yusuf ("Prophet Yaqub") →	mentionsFigure
Sarah →	motherOf
Israelites ("patriarch Isaac") →	originTradition
Book of Genesis →	patriarchFeatured
Jacob →	receivedBlessingFrom
Israel →	receivesBlessingFrom
Zac →	relatedName
Jacob's ladder →	relatedToPerson
Shuah →	relative
Abrahamic religions →	sharesPatriarch
Ishmael →	sibling
Hebron →	traditionalBurialPlaceOf