Yitzhak( ()) is a male first name, and is Hebrew for
Isaac
Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs (Bible), patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in wh ...
. Yitzhak may refer to:
People
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Yitzhak ha-Sangari, rabbi who converted the Khazars to Judaism
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Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin (; , ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, his ass ...
(1922–1995), Israeli politician and Prime Minister
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Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir (, ; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms (1983–1984, 1986–1992). Before the establishment of the State of Israel, ...
(1915–2012), Israeli politician and Prime Minister
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Yitzhak Aharonovich (born 1950), Israeli politician
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Yitzhak Apeloig (born 1944), Israeli
computational chemistry
Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses computer simulations to assist in solving chemical problems. It uses methods of theoretical chemistry incorporated into computer programs to calculate the structures and properties of mol ...
professor and President of the
Technion
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Yitzhak Arad (1926–2021), Israeli historian
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Yitzhak Ben-Aharon (1906–2006), Israeli politician
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Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( ''Yitshak Ben-Tsvi''; 24 November 188423 April 1963; born Izaak Shimshelevich) was a historian, ethnologist, Labor Zionism, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving president of Israel. He was 1952 Israeli presidential elec ...
(1884–1963), Israeli politician and President
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Yitzhak Danziger (1916–1977), Israeli sculptor
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Yitzhak Hatuel (born 1962), Israeli Olympic foil fencer
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Yitzhak Hofi (1927–2014), Israeli general
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Yitzhak Laor
Yitzhak Laor (; born in 1948) is an Israeli poet, author and journalist.
Biography
Yitzhak Laor was born in Pardes Hanna.
Literary and journalism career
He is the author of ten volumes of poetry, three novels, three collections of short stories, ...
(born 1948), Israeli poet
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Yitzhak Mastai (born 1966), Israeli professor of chemistry
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Yitzhak Y. Melamed (born 1968), Israeli-American philosophy professor
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Yitzhak Molcho (born 1945), Israeli lawyer
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Yitzhak Mordechai (born 1944), Israeli general and politician
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Yitzhak Navon (1921–2015), Israel politician and President
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Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz (1953–2021), Israeli Olympic footballer
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Yitzhak Sadeh (1890–1952), Israeli general
*Yitzhak Schwartz, birth name of
Irving Fields (1915–2016), American pianist and composer
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Yitzhak Tshuva (born 1948), Israeli businessman
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Yitzhak Yosef (born 1952), Israeli chief rabbi
Fiction
* Yitzhak, fictional character in the musical and film ''
Hedwig and the Angry Inch''
See also
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Itzhak
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Yitzhaki, people with this surname
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Hebrew masculine given names
Masculine given names