Lexical Definition

‎יִשְׂחָק‎ Yischâq (yis-khawk') Isaac ^N:N-M-P
from ‎שַׁחֲצוֹם‎; he will laugh

Isaac. Compare ‎יִצְחָק‎.

• § Isaac = "he laughs"
• Jischak, the heir of Abraham

1) son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau

Extended Information

spelling of: יִצְחָק

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.17.19
• son of: Abraham (אַבְרָהָם) and Sarah (שָׂרָה)
• half-brother of: Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל), Zimran (זִמְרָן), Jokshan (יׇקְשָׁן), Medan (מְדָן), Midian (מִדְיָן), Ishbak (יִשְׁבָּק) and Shuah (שׁוּחַ); married to Rebekah (רִבְקָה)
• father of: Esau (עֵשָׂו) and Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל)
• Another spelling of yits.chaq (‎י‎ִ‎צ‎ְ‎ח‎ָ‎ק‎ "Isaac" יִצְחָק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִשְׂחָק‎ proper name, masculine see below ‎צחק‎.