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Issachar

son of Jacob by Leah (Old Testament) and name of a biblical tribe of Israel, from Greek issakhar, from Hebrew Yissakhar, probably [Klein] from Hebrew yesh sakhar "there is a reward" (see Genesis xxx.18).

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Definitions of Issachar from WordNet

Issachar (n.)
(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel;
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