Etymograph

English

Issachar

Issachar comes from Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיִשָּׂשכָר
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611Issachar

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיִשָּׂשכָר
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611Issachar

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The…”

Today it means

name Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר / Issachar