King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H3485
Transliteration: Yissaskar
Phonetic Spelling: (yis-saw-kawr')
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine
Short Definition: perhaps "there is recompense", a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom
Meaning: Issachar -- perhaps "there is recompense", a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom
Word Summary
Yissaskar: perhaps "there is recompense", a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom
Original Word: יִשָּׂשׂכָרTransliteration: Yissaskar
Phonetic Spelling: (yis-saw-kawr')
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine
Short Definition: perhaps "there is recompense", a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom
Meaning: Issachar -- perhaps "there is recompense", a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom
Strong's Concordance
Issachar (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from nasa' and sakar; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob -- Issachar.
see HEBREW nasa'
see HEBREW sakar
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H3485. Yissaskar
יִשָּׂשכָר48 (so always ᵑ0, Qr perpet.; Ben Naphtali יִשְׂשָׂכָר BaerGn p. 84 f.)
proper name, masculine Issachar (etymology and meaning dubious; ᵑ0 as if Niph`al Imperfect √ שׂכר; Kt = שָׂכָר יֵשׁ there is recompense (compare Genesis 30:18), so Thes and others; this the true etymology according to Ol§§ 69 c; 277 f. Köi. 120 see שָׂכָר יֵשׁ Jeremiah 31:16; 2 Chronicles 15:7; = שָׂכָר אִישׁ (a more probable combination in proper name) WeSam 95; > יִשָּׂכָר (ᵑ0), or שׂכר יִשָּׂא; ᵐ5 Ισσαχαρ, see especially Genesis 30:18 Ισσαχαρ, ὅ ἐστιν μισθός) —
1 fifth son of Jacob and Leah (apparently ninth son of Jacob) Genesis 30:18; 35:23; 46:13; 49:14; Exodus 1:3; Numbers 1:8; ישׂ ׳בְּנֵי 1:28; 2:5; 26:23; Joshua 19:17; 1 Chronicles 7:1; 12:33 (32 van d. H.); ישׂ ׳מִשְׁמְּחוֺת Numbers 26:25; 1 Chronicles 7:5; ישׂ ׳מַטֵּה Numbers 1:29; 2:5; 13:7; Joshua 21:6, 28; 1 Chronicles 6:47; 6:57; ישׂ בני ׳מטה Numbers 10:15; 34:26; Joshua 19:23; ישׂ ׳בֵּית 1 Kings 15:27; hence ׳ישׂ alone = tribe of Issachar, Numbers 7:18; Deuteronomy 27:12; 33:18; Joshua 19:17; Judges 5:15 (twice in verse); 10:1; Ezekiel 48:33 (ישׂ ׳שׁער), 1 Chronicles 27:18; 2 Chronicles 30:18; = territory of the tribe Joshua 17:10-11, 1 Kings 4:17; 1 Chronicles 12:41 (40 van d. H.); transition from tribe to territory Ezekiel 48:25-26,.
2 7th son of Obed-Edom 1 Chronicles 26:5.