Ishak (name)

Ishak, Ishaq or Eshaq ([/ˈɪsħɑːq/] ISS-hahk; Arabic: إسحاق / ALA-LC: Isḥāq) is a surname and masculine given name, the Arabic form of Isaac. Ishak (Isaac) was the son of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Sarah, patriarchs in the Bible and the Quran. The name Ishak means ‘One who laughs’ because Sarah laughed when the angel told them that they would get a child (since she was very old).

Ishak
PronunciationArabic: [ʔɪs.ħaːq]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Meaning‘One who laughs’
Region of originMiddle East
Other names
Alternative spellingEshaq, Ishaak, Ishaaq, Ishaq
Variant form(s)Isaac
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