Exodus 1:3

יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר זְבוּלֻ֖ן וּבְנְיָמִֽן
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
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יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר
יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Issachar")
Dictionary form: יִשָּׂשכָר · yis-soh-KAWR

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: issachar
of issachar ×26 issachar ×9 and issachar ×3 in issachar ×2 and in issachar ×1 even issachar ×1 to issachar ×1
More options
Issachar — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
the tribe of Issachar — Clarifies tribal identity when context is ambiguous.
the people of Issachar — Emphasizes the community or population, not territory.
the territory of Issachar — Prefer when referring to the allotted land or region.
the clan of Issachar — Suits genealogical or smaller-group contexts.

BDB3772 H3485

BDB3771 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3773

יִשָּׂשכָר48 (so always ᵑ0, Qr perpet.; Ben Naphtali יִשְׂשָׂכָר BaerGn p. 84 f.) proper name, masculine Issachar (etymology and meaning dubious; ᵑ0 as if Niph`al Imperfect √ שׂכר; Kt = יֵשׁ שָׂכָר there is recompense (compare Gen 30:18), so Thes and others; this the true etymology according to Ol§§ 69 c; 277 f. Köi. 120 see יֵשׁ שָׂכָר Jer 31:16; 2Chr 15:7 = אִישׁ שָׂכָר (a more probable combination in proper name) WeSam 95; > יִשָּׂכָר (ᵑ0), or יִשָּׂא שׂכר; ᵐ5 Ισσαχαρ, see especially Gen 30:18 Ισσαχαρ, ὅ ἐστιν μισθός) —

1. fifth son of Jacob and Leah (apparently ninth son of Jacob) Gen 30:18; Gen 35:23; Gen 46:13; Gen 49:14; Exod 1:3; Num 1:8 ׳בְּנֵי ישׂ Num 1:28; Num 2:5; Num 26:23; Josh 19:17; 1Chr 7:1; 1Chr 12:33 (32 van d. H.); ׳מִשְׁפְּחוֺת ישׂ Num 26:25; 1Chr 7:5 ׳מַטֵּה ישׂ Num 1:29; Num 2:5; Num 13:7; Josh 21:6; Josh 21:28; 1Chr 6:47; 1Chr 6:57 ׳מטה בני ישׂ Num 10:15; Num 34:26; Josh 19:23 ׳בֵּית ישׂ 1Kgs 15:27 hence ׳ישׂ alone = tribe of Issachar, Num 7:18; Deut 27:12; Deut 33:18; Josh 19:17; Judg 5:15 (twice in verse); Judg 10:1; Ezek 48:33 (׳שׁער ישׂ), 1Chr 27:18; 2Chr 30:18 = territory of the tribe Josh 17:10; Josh 17:11; 1Kgs 4:17; 1Chr 12:41 (40 van d. H.); transition from tribe to territory Ezek 48:25; Ezek 48:26.
2. 7th son of Obed-Edom 1Chr 26:5.

issachar
yiśśokār
there is recompense
Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
  • (n pr m) the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name
    • "a Korahite Levite and the 7th son of Obed-edom and doorkeeper to the temple"(n pr coll) the tribe descended from Issachar the son of Jacob"(n pr loc) the territory allocated to the descendants of Issachar when they entered the land of Canaan

זְבוּלֻ֖ן
זְבוּלֻ֖ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Zebulun")
Dictionary form: זְבוּלוּן · dzeh-boo-LOON

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: zebulun
of zebulun ×24 zebulun ×9 and zebulun ×5 and of zebulun ×2 to zebulun ×2 and out of zebulun ×1 and unto zebulun ×1 did zebulun ×1
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Zebulun — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
the tribe of Zebulun — Clarifies collective/tribal reference for readers.
Zebulun's territory — Use when referring to the tribal land or region.
the Zebulunites — Use when referring to the people of the tribe.

BDB2285 H2074

BDB2284 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2286

זְבוּלֻן, זְלֻבוּן proper name, masculine Zebulun (on explanation of name given in E and J compare זבד, זבל); — זְבוּלֻן Gen 49:13 + 25 t.; זְבֻלוּן Judg 5:18 + 17 t.; זְבוּלוּן Judg 1:30 —

1. sixth son of Jacob and Leah Gen 30:20; Gen 35:23; Gen 46:14; Gen 49:13; Exod 1:3; 1Chr 2:1.
2. the tribe of Zebulun Num 1:9; Deut 27:13; Deut 33:18 (twice in verse); Judg 1:30; Judg 4:10; Judg 5:14; Judg 5:18; Ezek 48:26; 1Chr 12:34; 1Chr 12:41; 1Chr 27:19; 2Chr 30:11; 2Chr 30:18 compare ׳שָׂרֵי ז Ps 68:28 ׳שַׁעַר ז Ezek 48:33 ׳בְּנֵי ז Num 1:30; Num 2:7; Num 7:24; Num 26:26; Josh 19:10; Josh 19:16; Judg 4:6 ׳מַטֵּה ז Num 1:31; Num 2:7; Num 13:10 ׳מַטֵּה בְּנֵי ז Num 10:16; Num 34:25.
3. territory of the tribe ׳אֶרֶץ ז Judg 12:12, ׳אַרְצָה ז Isa 8:23, ׳גְּבוּל ז Ezek 48:27 also ׳ז alone Josh 19:27; Josh 19:34; 2Chr 30:10, ׳מַטֵּה ז Josh 21:7; Josh 21:34; 1Chr 6:48; 1Chr 6:62.

zebulun
zĕbûlûn
exalted
Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
  • the 10th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun
    • "the tribe descended from Zebulun"(n pr loc) the land allocated to the tribe of Zebulun

וּ בְנְיָמִֽן
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בְנְיָמִֽן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And benjamin")
Dictionary form: בִּנְיָמִין · bin-yaw-MEEN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and benjamin
of benjamin ×89 and benjamin ×27 benjamin ×21 and in benjamin ×2 belongeth to benjamin ×2 the benjamites ×2 also of benjamin ×1 and against benjamin ×1
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Benjamin — Standard proper noun; use for the patriarch or tribe name.
Benjaminite — For an individual member of the tribe of Benjamin.
Benjaminites — Plural; refers to the tribal group collectively.
tribe of Benjamin — Clarifying phrase when tribal identity needs emphasis.

BDB1176 H1144

BDB1175 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1177

בִּנְיָמִין Gen 35:18 +; usually בִּנְיָמִן proper name, masculine166 (son of (the) right hand) —

1. youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּןאֿוֺנִי (q. v.) Gen 35:18 own brother of Joseph Gen 35:24; Gen 42:4; Gen 43:29; Gen 45:12 compare Gen 42:36; Gen 45:15; Gen 45:34 +; name of tribe of Benjamin Num 1:11; Deut 27:12; Deut 33:12; Judg 5:14 + 23 t. Judges; 32 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles; Hos 5:8; Ezek 48:23; Obad 1:19; Ps 68:28; Ps 80:3 בְּנֵי בנימן (literal Gen 46:21) of tribe Num 1:36; Num 2:22; Num 7:60; Num 26:38; Num 26:41; Josh 18:20; Josh 18:28; Judg 20:3; Judg 20:14; Judg 20:15; Judg 20:18; Judg 20:21; Judg 20:23; Judg 20:24; Judg 20:28; Judg 20:30; Judg 20:31; Judg 20:32; Judg 20:36; Judg 20:48; Judg 21:18; Judg 21:20; Judg 21:23; 2Sam 2:25; 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 23:29; 1Chr 8:40; 1Chr 9:3; 1Chr 9:7; 1Chr 11:31; 1Chr 12:17; 1Chr 12:30; Neh 11:4; Neh 11:7; Neh 11:31; Jer 6:1; Judg 1:21 (twice in verse) (but בני יהודה in || Josh 15:63 compare BuRS 7); explicitly מַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן Num 1:37; Num 2:22; Num 13:9; Num 34:21; Josh 21:4; 1Chr 6:45 compare Josh 21:17 מַטֵּה ׳בְנֵי ב Num 10:24; Josh 18:11; Josh 18:21; 1Chr 6:50 ׳שֵׁבֶט ב 1Sam 10:20; 1Sam 10:21; 1Kgs 12:21 observe also ׳כָּלשִֿׁבְטֵי ב Judg 20:12 compare 1Sam 9:21 אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן Judg 20:41; 1Sam 4:12 compare אִישׁ מִבִּןיָֿ֯מִין 1Sam 9:1 אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן Judg 21:21; 1Sam 9:16; 2Sam 21:14; Jer 1:1; Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Jer 37:12 compare Jer 32:8 ׳גְּבוּל ב 1Sam 10:2; Ezek 48:22 (strike out Co) vEzek 48:24 בֵּית בִּנְיָמִן 2Sam 3:19 בֵּית ׳יְהוּדָה וּב 1Kgs 12:23; 2Chr 11:1 in name of a temple-gate הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳שַׁעַר ב Jer 20:2 compare Jer 37:13; Jer 38:7; Ezek 48:32; Zech 14:10.
2. a son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin
1. 1Chr 7:10.
3. a Jew of Ezra's time Ezra 10:32 compare Neh 3:23; Neh 12:34. — בנימן בני פרץ 1Chr 9:4 Kt read with Qr ׳בָּנִי מִןבְּֿנֵי פ.

benjamin, benjamins, benjamites
binyāmîn
son of the right hand
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother
    • "son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin"a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife"the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר זְבוּלֻ֖ן Tipeha — a lesser break וּבְנְיָמִֽן Silluq — end of the verse

יִשָּׂשכָר זְבוּלֻן וּבְנְיָמִֽן׃
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Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Cross References

Exodus 28:20

וְהַטּוּר הָֽרְבִיעִי תַּרְשִׁישׁ וְשֹׁהַם וְיָֽשְׁפֵה מְשֻׁבָּצִים זָהָב יִֽהְיוּ בְּמִלּֽוּאֹתָֽם׃
20
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

Genesis 35:23

בְּנֵי לֵאָה בְּכוֹר יַֽעֲקֹב רְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי וִֽיהוּדָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר וּזְבֻלוּֽן׃
23
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
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