Issachar

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts יִשָּׂשׁכָר(Ancient Hebrew) Ἰσσαχάρ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɪs.ə.ˌkɑɹ/(American English) /ˈɪs.ə.ˌkɑː/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Possibly means "man of hire" or "there is reward", from Hebrew שָׁכַר (shaḵar) meaning "hire, wage, reward" [2]. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve sons of Jacob (by Leah) and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. A justification for the name's meaning is given in Genesis 30:18.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesYissakhar(Biblical Hebrew) Yissakhar(Hebrew)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

expressionist artists, Megami Tensei characters, sons of Jacob, sons of Leah, success, twelve tribes of Israel, uncertain etymology, wealth

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g2466, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g2466.
  2. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h7939, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h7939.
Entry updated December 1, 2024