וְ/יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓
Yisashkhar
and Issachar
Proper name designating a male ancestor and—by extension—the Israelite tribe traditionally descended from him. The name likely means 'there is a reward' or 'he brings recompense.' In the Hebrew Bible, יִשָּׂשכָר refers to one of the sons of Jacob/Israel by Leah, and subsequently the eponymous ancestor of the tribe of Issachar. The semantic range is primarily limited to personal and tribal designation, but the underlying etymology relates to concepts of wage or reward.
Deuteronomy 33:18 · Word #6
Lexicon H3485
| Lemma | יִשָּׂשכָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Yisashkhar |
| Strong's | H3485 |
| Definition | Proper name designating a male ancestor and—by extension—the Israelite tribe traditionally descended from him. The name likely means 'there is a reward' or 'he brings recompense.' In the Hebrew Bible, יִשָּׂשכָר refers to one of the sons of Jacob/Israel by Leah, and subsequently the eponymous ancestor of the tribe of Issachar. The semantic range is primarily limited to personal and tribal designation, but the underlying etymology relates to concepts of wage or reward. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Issachar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3485-04
And He-Brings-Reward
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + proper masculine singular noun (personal/tribal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name יִשָּׂשכָר is etymologically tied to the root שכר (reward, wage) and likely reflects a sentence-name meaning "he brings reward" or "there is a reward." The prefixed וְ is preserved as "And," and the masculine singular personal name is rendered as a declarative clause reflecting its root meaning. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Yisashkhar
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Reward-bringer |