Yissâˢkâr — H3485

H3485 · Hebrew — יששכר

Pronunciation: yis-saw-kawr'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jissaskar, a son of Jacob

  1. Issachar = "there is recompense"
  2. n pr m
  3. the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name
  4. a Korahite Levite and the 7th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper to the temple
  5. n pr coll
  6. the tribe descended from Issachar the son of Jacob
  7. n pr loc
  8. the territory allocated to the descendants of Issachar when they entered the land of Canaan

Usually translated as

Issachar

Origin

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

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yissâˢkâr occurs 43 times in 40 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (1), Numbers (10), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (6), Judges (2), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (9), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezekiel (3)

Strong's Lexicon — Y