Redirected from ιϲαχαρʼ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΙΣΑΧΑΡʼ, ισαχαρʼ
ISACHARʼ, isacharʼ
Sounds Like: ISS-ah-khar
Translations: Issachar
From the root: ΙΣΑΧΑΡ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to Issachar, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and Leah in the Old Testament. He was the founder of the Israelite tribe of Issachar. The trailing apostrophe (ʼ) is a keraia, indicating that this word is being used as a numeral, specifically the number 211. This is a common practice in ancient Greek manuscripts where letters or words are used to represent numbers.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G2478 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judges — 10:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΣΑΧΑΡ.
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- ΙΣΑΧΑΡ — Issachar
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