Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

issachar

/ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: Is-sa-char
IPA: /ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

name

One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar.

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

Example Sentences

"Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram."
"And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: יִשָּׂשכָר

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/
British English: /ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Issacharite

Questions

How do you pronounce issachar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/.
What does issachar mean?: Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Where does issachar come from?: From Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר (“Issachar”), a son of Jacob.

How to pronounce issachar

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “issachar”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “issachar”.
Repeat and practice — Say “issachar” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.