Issachar — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִשָּׂשכָר

יִשָּׂשכָר

Yissâˢkâr · pronounced yis-saw-kawr' · Strong's H3485 · a people

Issachar means (strictly yis-saws-kawr').

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נָשָׂא nâsâʼ (from, H5375) — (Psalm 4:6 [7]), a primitive root open in the lexicon ›

שָׂכָר sâkâr (and, H7939) — payment of contract open in the lexicon ›

(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 and H7939; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob.

Gen 30:18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. (KJV)

40 occurrences in 40 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezekiel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.