Issachar en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/ (General-American)
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- /ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר (“Issachar”), a son of Jacob.
Meanings
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Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 21:28:Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26:
- One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Deriveds
Translations (17)
fo Issakar (one of the Israelite tribes) · hi इसकार (male given name) · grc Ἰσαχάρ (ninth son of Jacob) · hi इस्साकार (ninth son of Jacob) · fo Issakar (ninth son of Jacob) · he יִשָּׂשכָר (ninth son of Jacob) · pt Issacar (ninth son of Jacob) · hi इस्साकार (one of the Israelite tribes) · he יִשָּׂשכָר (male given name) · ga Íosácár (ninth son of Jacob) · chr ᎢᏏᎦ (ninth son of Jacob) · kk Исашар (ninth son of Jacob) · pt Issacar (one of the Israelite tribes) · he יִשָּׂשכָר (one of the Israelite tribes) · es Isacar (ninth son of Jacob) · gu ઈસ્સાખાર (ninth son of Jacob) · fr Issachar (ninth son of Jacob)