יִשָּׂשכָר
yis.sa.s.kharProper Noun (Masculine)H3485
Issachar
From: (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 (נָשָׂא) and H7939 (שָׂכָר); he will bring a reward;
Short Definition
Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Tola (H8439), Puah (H6312), Jashub (H3437H) and Shimron (H8110B) Also named: Isachar (*Ἰσαχάρ *"Issachar" G2466) § Issachar = "there is recompense" 1) the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name 2) a Korahite Levite and the 7th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper to the temple 3) the tribe descended from Issachar the son of ) the territory allocated to the descendants of Issachar when they entered the land of Canaan
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
36 timesAppears 36 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
10
Joshua
6
1 Chronicles
5
Genesis
4
Ezk
3
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 2:1
- 2 Chronicles 30:18
- Genesis 30:18
- Joshua 17:11
- Numbers 1:29
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