Names in Hebrew

Isaac in Hebrew

Written

אייזיק

With the vowels

אַייזִיק

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. אַ–
  2. ייay
  3. זִz
  4. יi
  5. קk

Why these letters

The name comes from Hebrew: יִצְחָק. A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. The ay / ey sound is written with two yods, יי.

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