Greek word · G2466

Ἰσαχάρ

isachar

Issachar

Issachar, Jacob's fifth son by Leah (Gen 30:18). The name was explained as 'wages' or 'hire'. His tribe held land in the Jezreel Valley in lower Galilee.

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Ἰσσαχάρ (Rec. Ἰσαχ-, Ἰσασχ- (Elz.), T, -άχαρ), ὁ indecl. (FlJ, Ἰσάχαρις, Ἰσάσχ-) (Heb. יִשָּׂשכָר, Genesis 30:18),

Issachar: Revelation 7:7.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Revelation 7:7

Range of meaning

Issachar, Jacob's fifth son by Leah (Gen 30:18). The name was explained as 'wages' or 'hire'. His tribe held land in the Jezreel Valley in lower Galilee.

Against the English

There is no issue with the English.

Used elsewhere in the period

Gen 49:14–15; Deut 33:18–19; Josh 19:17–23; 1 Chr 12:32 ('men who understood the times'). The Septuagint spells it Ισσαχαρ.

Where it appears

Revelation · 1

  1. Revelation 7:7 Ἰσσαχὰρ of Isaachar

    from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

    Here: Jacob's fifth son by Leah. The verse groups him with Simeon and Levi, and Zebulun follows in 7:8, so the list here runs through Leah's remaining sons.

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