Meanings
- biblicalNinth 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 21:281 more example
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 - biblicalOne of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewיִשָּׂשכָר“Issachar”
- EnglishIssachar
From Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר (“Issachar”), a son of Jacob.
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Ancient Greek Ἰσαχάρ
- Ἰσαχάρ (Isakhár)ninth son of Jacob
French Issachar
- Issacharninth son of Jacob
Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר, יִשָּׂשכָר
- יִשָּׂשכָרninth son of Jacob
- יִשָּׂשכָרone of the Israelite tribes
- יִשָּׂשכָרmale given name
Hindi इस्साकार, इस्साकार
- इस्साकार (issākār)ninth son of Jacob
- इस्साकार (issākār)one of the Israelite tribes
- इसकार (iskār)male given name
Irish Íosácár
- Íosácárninth son of Jacob
Portuguese Issacar, Issacar
- Issacarninth son of Jacob
- Issacarone of the Israelite tribes
Spanish Isacar
- Isacarninth son of Jacob
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