Issachar

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

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.