H3446

יִשְׂחָק

Yischâq · yis-khawk'

Jischak, the heir of Abraham

Lexicon

Derivation: from H7831 (שַׁחֲצוֹם); he will laugh;

Jischak, the heir of Abraham

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: Isaac. Compare H3327 (יִצְחָק).

Letters

יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
Concrete
hand · arm · work
Extended
a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
Concrete
wall · fence · tent wall
Extended
to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
Concrete
back of the head · rising sun · circle
Extended
what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › what comes behind, the returning cycle

The hand that works that works to consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect of what comes behind, the returning cycle.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יִשְׂחָק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

of isaac2 · 50%
unto isaac1 · 25%
isaac1 · 25%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

יִשְׂחָ֣ק1לְיִשְׂחָֽק׃1יִשְׂחָֽק׃1יִשְׂחָ֔ק1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.