Sisera

American  

[sis-er-uh] / ˈsɪs ər ə /

noun

1. the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.

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Sisera British  

/ ˈsɪsərə /

noun

1. a defeated leader of the Canaanites, who was assassinated by Jael (Judges 4:17–21)

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Example Sentences

Among those into whose hand God gave them were Sisera, the Philistines, and the Moabites; among those raised up to deliver them when they cried to the Lord were Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel.

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Thus we have Sisera lying on a feather bed and attired like a trooper of Cromwell's Ironsides, and Jael dressed like a modern maid-of-all-work.

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Sisera went forth with 900 chariots and a great host and the Israelites retired before him to the south of the brook Kishon.

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Sisera crossed the brook and came upon the Israelites in the valley of Megiddo; he was defeated, leapt from his chariot, and fled on foot and came unto the tent of Heber the Kenite.

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When Barak, who pursued the fugitive, came, Jael said, "I will show thee the man whom thou seekest," and led him into the tent where Sisera lay dead on the ground.

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