First names in Hebrew

First name Issachar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יששכר

Gematria value: 830

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Issachar is written יששכר

Issachar is the English form of Yissachar, יששכר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Issachar mean?

Meaning: "there is a reward"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to Jacob's ninth son, Leah's fifth. It is read yesh sachar, "there is a reward": at his birth Leah says "God has given me my reward" (Genesis 30:18).

Gematria

Issachar = 830

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יששכר has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• שthe letter Shin300
• כthe letter Kaf20
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total830

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Issachar, from י to ר:

יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסוֹר׃

“One gives freely and gains even more; another holds back more than is right, and only comes to want.”

Proverbs 11:24

The book of your first name

Issachar, in nine pages

• Issachar, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Issachar
• Issachar, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Issachar in three answers

How do you write Issachar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Issachar is written יששכר. Issachar is the English form of Yissachar, יששכר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Issachar?
Written יששכר, Issachar is worth 830: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Issachar mean?
There is a reward (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to Jacob's ninth son, Leah's fifth. It is read yesh sachar, "there is a reward": at his birth Leah says "God has given me my reward" (Genesis 30:18).