{"def":{"lit":"there is recompense","short":"Jissaskar, a son of Jacob","long":["(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"]},"deriv":"(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 and H7939; he will bring a reward","pronun":{"ipa":"jɪɬːoˈkɔːr","ipa_mod":"ji.sːoˈχɑːʁ","sbl":"yiśśokār","dic":"yis-soh-KAWR","dic_mod":"yee-soh-HAHR"},"comment":"The spelling of this word is unique in that it contains a letter shin (ש) with no dot. The meaning and pronunciation of this anomaly is unknown. Traditionally, this letter is not pronounced."}