First names in Hebrew

First name Yissachar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יששכר

Gematria value: 830

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yissachar is written יששכר

Meaning and origin

What does Yissachar mean?

Meaning: "there is a reward"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of the ninth son of Jacob, the fifth of Leah. It is read yesh sachar, "there is a reward": Leah says at his birth "God has given me my reward" (Genesis 30:18). In English it is spelled Issachar.

Gematria

Yissachar = 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 Yissachar, 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

Yissachar, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yissachar in three answers

How do you write Yissachar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yissachar is written יששכר.

What is the gematria value of Yissachar?
Written יששכר, Yissachar 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 Yissachar mean?
There is a reward (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of the ninth son of Jacob, the fifth of Leah. It is read yesh sachar, "there is a reward": Leah says at his birth "God has given me my reward" (Genesis 30:18). In English it is spelled Issachar.