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

the fifth son of Jacob by his wife Leah (Genesis 30:17–18)
the tribe descended from this patriarch
the territory of this tribe

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She was freed when Putin pardoned her, after he met her mother, Yaffa Issachar, during a January 2020 trip to Israel marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022

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 • Mar. 18, 2022

The Broadway veteran Chip Zien was vibrant as usual in a range of short roles, from Maximilian’s servant to Don Issachar.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2017

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

Joachim is taunted with this fact by Issachar, the high priest.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred

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