Isḥāq
إِسْحَاق
Say it is-HAAQ (h from the throat)
Said to mean “one who laughs”
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Not Arabic in origin
- In English
- Isaac
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 2:133, 3:84, 4:163 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Ishaq, Is-haq, Ishaaq
Meaning & source
A non-Arabic name. Ibn Miskawayh is reported to have said it means “the one who laughs” in Hebrew.
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مَعْنَى إِسْحَاقَ بِالْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ الضَّحَّاكُ
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Isḥāq (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 2:133