יִשָּׂשכָר
yis.sa.s.khar
Issachar
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Explored# Issachar: A Biblical Proper Name Based on the lexical data provided, H3485 refers to **Issachar**, a proper noun appearing once in the Hebrew Bible. As a proper name, it functions as a designation for a specific person or entity rather than conveying a descriptive meaning through common word roots. The single occurrence in the biblical text limits our ability to assess varied contextual usage or semantic range from the lexicon data alone. Without additional lexical information about etymology, associated genealogies, or the specific biblical context of its single occurrence, the lexicon entry identifies this as a name marker rather than a word with broader semantic significance. In biblical literature, such proper nouns typically denote individuals or tribal groups important to the narrative framework, though the provided data does not elaborate on those details.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text