Issachar
Americannoun
noun
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the fifth son of Jacob by his wife Leah (Genesis 30:17–18)
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the tribe descended from this patriarch
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the territory of this tribe
Example Sentences
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In a telephone interview from Israel, her 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
Ms. Issachar, who was allowed to visit her daughter twice a month, also remembers the Lenin monument — along with the din of barking prison dogs that, she said, were being trained in the yard.
From New York Times
Issachar was convicted and sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison before she was freed after spending nine months behind bars.
From Seattle Times
We do eventually learn that Issachar and Zabulon believe themselves unloved; as far as this viewer is concerned, they’re absolutely right.
From New York Times
Ms. Issachar’s family said they had been told that her destiny might depend on the fate of Aleksei Burkov, a Russian hacker who was arrested in Israel and was later extradited to the United States.
From New York Times
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