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'