Issachar

//ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)// name

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  1. 1
    Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

    "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."

  2. 2
    One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Hebrew.

Example

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"And God heard her prayers; and she conceived: and bore a fifth son. And said: God hath given me a reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar."

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר (“Issachar”), a son of Jacob.

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