issachar

• Имя собственное, относящееся к библейскому персонажу, девятому сыну Иакова и Лии, и предку одного из двенадцати колен Израилевых.

A proper noun referring to a biblical figure, the ninth son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Biblical figureC1formal

   In the Old Testament, the ninth son of Jacob and Leah, and the traditional ancestor of the tribe of Issachar, one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

   Библейский персонаж

   • Issachar was one of the sons of Jacob who went to Egypt.
   • The tribe of Issachar was allotted land in the region of Lower Galilee.
   • In the Bible, Issachar is often described as a strong-boned donkey.