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HebrewH3485Proper Noun (Masculine)

יִשָּׂשכָר

yis.sa.s.khar

36Occurrences
H3485Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jissaskar, a son of Jacob

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יִשָּׂשכָר appears 36 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
10
Joshua
6
1 Chronicles
5
Genesis
4
Ezk
3
1 Kings
2
Deuteronomy
2
Judges
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:1BSB

These were the sons of Israel:Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

2 Chronicles 30:18BSB

A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone

Genesis 30:18BSB

Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

Joshua 17:11BSB

Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

Numbers 1:29BSB

those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.