Issachar meaning

ĭs'ə-kär'
In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
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Jacob's ninth son, whose mother was Leah: Gen. 30:18
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The tribe of Israel descended from him: Num. 1:28
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(biblical) Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
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(biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar.
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A male given name.
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Origin of issachar

Old Testament Hebrew יִשָּׂשׁכָר (Issachar), a son of Jacob.

Sentence Examples

  • ISSACHAR (a Hebrew name meaning apparently "there is a hire," or "reward"), Jacob's ninth "son," his fifth by Leah; also the name of a tribe of Israel.

  • Although Issachar is mentioned as having taken some part in the war of freedom under Deborah (Judges v.

  • I) are clans of Issachar (Gen.

  • The district held by this tribe bordered upon Naphtali, and lay to the north of Issachar and Zebulun, and to the south of Dan.

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