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Issachar

is·sac·har

UK/ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)/ US/ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel

Origin

From Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר (“Issachar”), a son of Jacob.

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