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Issachar

Syllables: Is·sa·charUK/ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)//ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/

Issachar proper noun: ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

Proper noun

Issachar

  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...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26
    • 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
  2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.

Issachar meaning in Hindi and Gujarati

Issachar in Hindi

ninth son of Jacob
इस्साकार issākār
one of the Israelite tribes
इस्साकार issākār
male given name
इसकार iskār

Issachar in Gujarati

ninth son of Jacob
ઈસ્સાખાર īssākhār

Origin of Issachar

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

Words formed from Issachar

Questions about Issachar

What does Issachar mean?
Issachar means ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
What is Issachar in Hindi?
Issachar in Hindi is इस्साकार (issākār), इसकार (iskār). See Issachar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Issachar?
Issachar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Issachar?
Issachar is pronounced /ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Issachar in the dictionary

  1. ISRUs
  2. ISS
  3. iss.
  4. issa
  5. Issac
  6. Issachar
  7. Issacharite
  8. Issacharites
  9. issant
  10. Issaoua
  11. Issaquah

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