H3485Hebrewyiśśās̄ḵār

יִשָּׂשכָר

Issachar.

42
Total Occurrences
10
Books
42
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(n pr m) the 9th son of jacob and the 5th by leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name
  • 2a korahite levite and the 7th son of obed-edom and doorkeeper to the temple
  • 3(n pr coll) the tribe descended from issachar the son of jacob
  • 4(n pr loc) the territory allocated to the descendants of issachar when they entered the land of canaan

Etymology & Derivation

(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 (נָשָׂא) and H7939 (שָׂכָר); he will bring a reward;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yissâˢkâr; Pronunciation: yis-saw-kawr'