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| Paleo-Hebrew | Modern Hebrew | |
| Script | 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 | יצחק |
| Transliteration | yatsakhaq yaṣaḫaq | Yitschaq |
| Pronunciation | yassa-khak | yits-khawk’ |
Definition: Isaac, he laughs, he mocks, he plays, Yah laughs. Son of Abraham.
Type: Pronoun
Research Notes for 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 (yatsakhaq):
- Isaac is the second-born son of Abraham and promised child of Sarah. He is the younger brother of Ishmael. He is the father of Jacob/Israel and Esau/Edom.
- 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 (Yatsakhaq) name means “he laugh” or “he mocks”, reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of 𐤔𐤓𐤄 (Sharah), when told by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (Yahauah) / 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 (Yahayah) that they would have a child. He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (Kanaān). According to the narrative, he died at the age of 180 years old, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs.
