Issachar
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Is·sa·char

noun \ˈi-sə-ˌkär\

Definition of ISSACHAR

: a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel

Origin of ISSACHAR

Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Yiśśākhār
First Known Use: before 12th century

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