Sisera

[ sis-er-uh ]

/ ˈsɪs ər ə /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for sisera

It is sad to record that Mr. Burls, the picture-dealer, refused to buy back again the great picture of "Sisera and Jael."
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant
I will sell him into the hand of his foes, even as Jael sold Sisera.
A Clerk of Oxford|Evelyn Everett-Green
I read the story of Jael and Sisera so often that the Bible got to open of itself at that place.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins
The stars in their courses fight against Sisera and all the enemies of man and God.
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson

From four o'clock in the morning the stars which fought against Sisera will fight for Mahommed.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for sisera

Sisera

/ (ˈsɪsərə) /

noun

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

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