What does יִשָּׂשכָר (yišāškār) mean in the Bible?
יִשָּׂשכָר (yišāškār) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jissaskar , a son of Jacob".
Hebrew · H3485
יִשָּׂשכָר
Jissaskar , a son of Jacob
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יִשָּׂשכָר H3485
Pronunciation yišāškār
What does יִשָּׂשכָר (yišāškār) mean in the Bible?
יִשָּׂשכָר (yišāškār) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jissaskar , a son of Jacob".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3485?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Issachar (22), Issachar (10), and Issachar (3), . . . (2), - (1).
Where does יִשָּׂשכָר (yišāškār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (11), 1 Chronicles (9), Joshua (7), Genesis (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Issachar 22× Genesis 46:13, Numbers 1:28, Numbers 1:29, Numbers 2:5
Issachar 10× Genesis 30:18, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 49:14, Exodus 1:3
and Issachar 3× Deuteronomy 33:18, Joshua 17:10, Judges 5:15
. . . 2× Numbers 2:5, 1 Chronicles 12:32
- 1× Joshua 19:17
from Issachar 1× Numbers 1:8
in Issachar 1× 1 Kings 4:17
of Issachar [they were given] 1× Joshua 21:28
over Issachar 1× 1 Chronicles 27:18
Within Issachar 1× Joshua 17:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:18 יִשָּׂשכָֽר׃ to Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 35:23 וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר to Issachar Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:13 יִשָׂשכָ֑ר to of Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:14 יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר to Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 1:3 יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר to Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:8 לְיִ֨שָּׂשכָ֔ר to from Issachar Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:28 יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר to of Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:29 יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר to of Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:5 יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר to of Issachar Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:5 יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר to . . . Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:18
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 10
Genesis 4 Exodus 1 Numbers 11 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 7 Judges 3 1 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 9 2 Chronicles 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר 5x yiś·śā·š·ḵār Numbers 1:28, Numbers 2:5, Numbers 13:7, Joshua 21:28
יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר 4x yiś·śā·š·ḵār Genesis 49:14, Numbers 26:25, Joshua 19:17, Joshua 19:23
וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר 3x wə·yiś·śā·š·ḵār Genesis 35:23, Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 33:18
יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר 3x yiś·śā·š·ḵār Numbers 1:29, Numbers 2:5, Judges 10:1
יִשָׂשכָ֑ר 2x yi·śā·š·ḵār Genesis 46:13, Numbers 10:15
יִשָׂשכָ֖ר 2x yi·śā·š·ḵār Numbers 34:26, 1 Chronicles 2:1
יִשָׂשכָ֔ר 2x yi·śā·š·ḵār 1 Chronicles 6:72, 1 Chronicles 7:5
יִשָׂשכָ֗ר 2x yi·śā·š·ḵār 1 Chronicles 7:1, Ezekiel 48:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 32x Genesis 30:18, Genesis 46:13, Genesis 49:14, Exodus 1:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Genesis 35:23, Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 33:18, Judges 5:15
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Joshua 17:11, Judges 5:15, 1 Kings 4:17
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Numbers 1:8, Joshua 19:17, 1 Chronicles 27:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Joshua 17:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jissaskar , a son of Jacob
Source Gloss
Jissaskar , a son of Jacob
Extended definition
Issachar.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2466 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain