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Issachar

American  
[is-uh-kahr] / ˈɪs əˌkɑr /

noun

    1. (in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Leah.

    2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.


Issachar British  
/ ˈɪsəˌkɑː /

noun

  1. the fifth son of Jacob by his wife Leah (Genesis 30:17–18)

  2. the tribe descended from this patriarch

  3. the territory of this tribe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a telephone interview from Israel, Ms. Issachar’s mother, Yaffa Issachar, said that her daughter had cried when she heard about Ms. Griner’s case, telling her: “I know what she’s going through now.”

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Kalugina said Griner is being held at the facility where an Israeli woman, Naama Issachar, spent time before Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned her in 2020.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2022

For its part, Moscow offered to release the Israeli American woman, Na’ama Issachar, 26, who has been behind bars in Russia since last spring.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2019

Issachar Baer is saying that when we serve as a channel for something else – for God, for love, for giving, for service, for care – that “independent self” falls away.

From Salon • May 7, 2016

"More love, Elder Gray!" called Issachar, on his way to the tool-house.

From Susanna and Sue by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

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