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Exodus 1:3
“Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יִשָּׂשכָרYissâˢkâr · yis-saw-kawr'
H3485 · Hebrew
H3485 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
- Derivation
- (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 (נָשָׂא) and H7939 (שָׂכָר); he will bring a reward;
- KJV renderings
- Issachar.
- Grammar
- יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 43 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:18Genesis 35:23Genesis 46:13Genesis 49:14Numbers 1:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יִשָּׂשכָר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.