Itzhak ( he, יצחק) is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning
Isaac
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Itzhak Arnon
Itzhak Arnon ( he, יצחק ארנון; born Isaac Aharonowitz; 1909–2005) was an Israeli agronomist. Arnon was born in Antwerp (Belgium). He studied agronomy at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. In 1932, Itzhak Arnon immigrated to Palestine.
In 1933 ...
(1909–2005), Israeli agronomist
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Itzhak Bars Itzhak Bars (born 31 August 1943, İzmir, Turkey) is a theoretical physicist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Education
After receiving his B.S. from Robert College in physics in 1967, Bars obtained his Ph.D. under the super ...
(born 1943), American theoretical physicist at the University of Southern California
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Itzhak Ben David
Itzhak Ben David (1931 – 1 June 2007) was an Israeli cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVI ...
(1931–2007), Israeli cyclist
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Itzhak Bentov
Itzhak "Ben" Bentov (also ''Ben-Tov''; he, יצחק בנטוב; August 9, 1923 – May 25, 1979) was an Israeli American scientist, inventor, mystic and author. His many inventions, including the steerable cardiac catheter, helped pioneer the ...
(1923–1979), Czech-born Israeli American scientist, inventor, mystic
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Itzhak Brook Itzhak ( he, יצחק) is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning Isaac. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Itzhak Arnon (1909–2005), Israeli agronomist
* Itzhak Bars (born 1943), American theoretical physicist at the Universit ...
(born 1941), Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Itzhak de Laat
Itzhak de Laat (born 13 June 1994) is a Dutch short track speed skater.
Career
Influenced by his father, De Laat started with speed skating when he was eight years old, starting at the Trias Short Track Club in Leeuwarden.
He won the gold medal ...
(born 1994), Dutch short track speed skater
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Itzhak Drucker (born 1947), Israeli football defender
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Itzhak Fintzi
Itzhak Fintzi (Izko Finzi) ( bg, Ицхак Финци (Ицко Финци)) (born 25 April 1933) is a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
He was born in Sofia, where he graduated from the dramatic art academy.
He graduated from the Bulgarian Nat ...
(born 1933), Bulgarian film and stage actor
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Itzhak Gilboa
Itzhak Gilboa (born February 3, 1963, in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli economist with contributions in decision theory. After obtaining his BA in Mathematics and Economics from Tel Aviv University, he earned his Ph.D. in 1987 under the supervision of D ...
(born 1963), Israeli economist
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Itzhak Fisher
Itzhak Fisher ( he, איציק פישר), is an Israeli businessman who served as the Founder and General Partner of Pereg Ventures.
He was previously Executive Vice President, Global Business Development at Nielsen Holdings. His responsibilit ...
, vice president at Nielsen Holdings
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Itzhak Katzenelson
Itzhak Katzenelson ( he, יצחק קצנלסון, yi, (יצחק קאַצ(ע)נעלסאָן(זון; also transcribed as ''Icchak-Lejb Kacenelson'', ''Jizchak Katzenelson''; ''Yitzhok Katznelson'') (1 July 1886 – 1 May 1944) was a Polish Jewis ...
(1886–1944), Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist
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Itzhak Levanon
Itzhak Levanon (born November 5, 1944) is an Israeli diplomat. He was Israel's ambassador to Egypt from 2009 to 2011.
Biography
Levanon was born in Beirut to Yosef and Shulamit Kishik-Cohen. He attended Alliance Israélite Universelle, the Interna ...
(born 1944), Israeli ambassador to Egypt from 2009 to 2011
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Isaac Luria
Isaac ben Solomon Luria Ashkenazi (1534Fine 2003, p24/ref> – July 25, 1572) ( he, יִצְחָק בן שלמה לוּרְיָא אשכנזי ''Yitzhak Ben Sh'lomo Lurya Ashkenazi''), commonly known in Jewish religious circles as "Ha'ARI" (mean ...
, also known as Itzhak Luria (1534–1572), Ottoman Syrian rabbi and mystic
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Itzhak Luria (born 1940), Israeli olympic swimmer
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Itzhak Mamistvalov
Itzhak Mamistvalov is an Israeli Paralympic swimmer. Mamistvalov was born with cerebral palsy, and uses his right hand only when swimming. Classified S1, the class for swimmers with the most severe disabilities, he competes in S1 ...
, Israeli Paralympic swimmer
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Itzhak Nir
Itzhak Nir ( he, יצחק ניר; born December 18, 1940) is an Israeli former Olympic competitive sailor.
Sailing career
When he competed in the Olympics, he was 6-5 (196 cm) tall and weighed 187 lbs (85 kg).
At an international ...
(born 1940), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
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Itzhak Nissan
Itzhak Nissan is an Israeli engineer and business executive who is the chairman and CEO of Meteor Aerospace Ltd., a privately owned Israelis, Israeli Defence and Security Organisation, defense and security company that Nissan founded.
Formal ed ...
, chairman and CEO of Meteor Aerospace Ltd., a privately owned Israeli Defense and Security company that Nissan founded
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Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman ( he, יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist widely considered one of the greatest violinists in the world. Perlman has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that hav ...
(born 1945), Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogue
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Itzhak Rashkovsky
Itzhak Rashkovsky ( he, יצחק רשקובסקי) (born 1955) is a Ukrainian-Israeli violinist and pedagogue who obtained master's degree from the Israeli Academy of Music where he was under guidance from Yair Kless. He is a music director and ...
(born 1955), Russian-Israeli violinist and pedagogue
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Itzhak Schneor
Itzhak Schneor ( he, יצחק שניאור; 11 December 1925 – 20 November 2011) was an Israeli footballer and manager. The peak of his managerial career was when he, alongside Ya'akov Grundman jointly coached Israel from 1988 to 1992, and were ...
(1925–2011), Israeli footballer and manager
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Itzhak Shum
Itzhak Shum ( he, יצחק שום; born 1 September 1948 in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR) is a retired Israeli football player and manager, and currently the owner of Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Playing career
He played 78 times and scored 10 goals for Is ...
(born 1948), Israeli footballer and manager
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Itzhak Stern
Itzhak Stern (25 January 1901 – 1969) was a Polish-Israeli Jewish Holocaust survivor who worked for Sudeten-German industrialist Oskar Schindler and assisted him in his rescue activities during the Holocaust.
Life
Early life
Stern was bor ...
(1901–1969), Polish-Israeli Jewish man who worked for
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler (; 28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist, humanitarian and a member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and amm ...
and assisted him in his rescue activities
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Itzhak Vissoker
Itzhak Vissoker ( he, יצחק ויסוקר; born 18 September 1944) is an Israeli former international footballer who competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The Int ...
(born 1944), Israeli footballer
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Gil Itzhak
Gil Itzhak ( he, גיל יצחק; born 29 June 1993) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Club Maccabi Netanya.
Club career
Itzhak made his professional debut with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv on 8 December 2012 in ...
(born 1993), Israeli footballer
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Miron Itzhak
Miron or Mirón may refer to:
* Miron (name)
* Miron (surname)
* El Mirón, a municipality in Ávila, Castile and León, Spain
* El Mirón Cave, in the upper Asón River valley, Cantabria, Spain
* 17049 Miron, 1 minor planet
See also
* Mir ...
(born 1953), psychologist
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Ran Itzhak
Ran Itzhak ( he, רן יצחק; born 9 October 1987) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Kfar Saba as a striker.
Career
Early career
Itzhak was playing in Hapoel Haifa youth team and first team in his career.
He moved to Maccabi I ...
(born 1987), Israeli footballer
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Isaac (name)
Isaac ''()'' transliterated from Yitzhak, Yitzchok () was one of the three patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible, whose story is told in the book of Genesis.
' Isaac is a given name derived from Judaism and a given name among Jewish, Christian, and Mus ...
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Yitzhak
Yitzhak( ()) is a male first name, and is Hebrew for Isaac (name), Isaac. Yitzhak may refer to:
People
*Yitzhak ha-Sangari, rabbi who converted the Khazars to Judaism
*Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995), Israeli politician and Prime Minister
*Yitzhak Sh ...
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Hebrew masculine given names