◄ 5516. Sisera ►
Strong's Lexicon Sisera: Sisera Original Word: סִיסְרָא Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Sisera Pronunciation: see-se-rah Phonetic Spelling: (see-ser-aw') Definition: Sisera Meaning: Sisera Word Origin: The origin of the name Sisera is uncertain, possibly of non-Semitic origin, reflecting the Canaanite or Hittite influence in the region. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Judges 4:2-3 (BSB): "So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he harshly oppressed them for twenty years." - Judges 4:21 (BSB): "But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died." - Judges 5:26 (BSB): "She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera, crushed his head, and shattered and pierced his temple." 10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Sisera in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as Sisera is a specific historical figure from the Old Testament. Usage: Sisera is a proper noun used to identify a Canaanite military commander who opposed Israel during the time of the Judges. Cultural and Historical Background: He is most notably recognized for his defeat by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles NASB Translation Sisera (21). Brown-Driver-Briggs סִיסְרָא21 proper name, masculine (GFMJudges 4:2; PAOS xix (1898), 160 compare Hittite names in #NAME?); — 1 general of Jabin, king of Hazor Judges 4:2 12t. Judges 4; apparently himself king Judges 5:20,26,28,30; compare 1 Samuel 12:9; Psalm 83:10; — on ׳ס see GFMJu, 107 ff.; PAOS 1.c.; ᵐ5 Σ(ε)ισαρα. 2 בְּנֵיסִֿיסְרָא returned exiles, Ezra 2:53 = Nehemiah 7:55; ᵐ5 Σεισαραθ, Σισαρα, etc. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sisera Of uncertain derivation; Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim -- Sisera. Forms and Transliterations וְסִֽיסְרָא֙ וסיסרא כְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥א כסיסרא לְסִ֣יסְרָ֔א לְסִֽיסְרָ֑א לסיסרא סִֽיסְרָ֑א סִֽיסְרָ֔א סִֽיסְרָ֖א סִֽיסְרָ֛א סִֽיסְרָ֜א סִֽיסְרָ֨א סִֽיסְרָא֒ סִֽיסְרָא֙ סִֽיסְרָא֩ סִיסְרָֽא׃ סיסרא סיסרא׃ kə·sî·sə·rā kesiseRa kəsîsərā lə·sî·sə·rā lesiseRa ləsîsərā sî·sə·rā siseRa sîsərā sisRa vesiseRa wə·sî·sə·rā wəsîsərā Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Judges 4:2 HEB: וְשַׂר־ צְבָאוֹ֙ סִֽיסְרָ֔א וְה֥וּא יוֹשֵׁ֖ב NAS: of his army was Sisera, who KJV: of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt INT: and the commander of his army was Sisera he lived Judges 4:7 HEB: קִישׁ֗וֹן אֶת־ סִֽיסְרָא֙ שַׂר־ צְבָ֣א NAS: I will draw out to you Sisera, the commander KJV: Kishon Sisera, the captain INT: the river Kishon Sisera the commander army Judges 4:9 HEB: יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־ סִֽיסְרָ֑א וַתָּ֧קָם דְּבוֹרָ֛ה NAS: will sell Sisera into the hands KJV: shall sell Sisera into the hand INT: will sell the LORD Sisera arose Deborah Judges 4:12 HEB: וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לְסִֽיסְרָ֑א כִּ֥י עָלָ֛ה NAS: Then they told Sisera that Barak KJV: And they shewed Sisera that Barak INT: told Sisera for had gone Judges 4:13 HEB: וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק סִֽיסְרָ֜א אֶת־ כָּל־ NAS: Sisera called together all KJV: And Sisera gathered together INT: called Sisera all his chariots Judges 4:14 HEB: יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־ סִֽיסְרָא֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ הֲלֹ֥א NAS: has given Sisera into your hands; KJV: hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: INT: has given the LORD Sisera your hands behold Judges 4:15 HEB: יְ֠הוָה אֶת־ סִֽיסְרָ֨א וְאֶת־ כָּל־ NAS: routed Sisera and all KJV: discomfited Sisera, and all [his] chariots, INT: routed the LORD Sisera and all chariots Judges 4:15 HEB: בָרָ֑ק וַיֵּ֧רֶד סִֽיסְרָ֛א מֵעַ֥ל הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖ה NAS: Barak; and Sisera alighted KJV: Barak; so that Sisera lighted down INT: Barak alighted and Sisera and from chariot Judges 4:16 HEB: כָּל־ מַחֲנֵ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ לְפִי־ חֶ֔רֶב NAS: the army of Sisera fell KJV: and all the host of Sisera fell INT: and all the army of Sisera the edge of the sword Judges 4:17 HEB: וְסִֽיסְרָא֙ נָ֣ס בְּרַגְלָ֔יו NAS: Now Sisera fled away on foot KJV: Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet INT: now Sisera fled foot Judges 4:18 HEB: יָעֵל֮ לִקְרַ֣את סִֽיסְרָא֒ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו NAS: out to meet Sisera, and said KJV: to meet Sisera, and said INT: Jael to meet Sisera and said to him Judges 4:22 HEB: רֹדֵ֣ף אֶת־ סִֽיסְרָא֒ וַתֵּצֵ֤א יָעֵל֙ NAS: as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came KJV: pursued Sisera, Jael INT: Barak pursued Sisera came Jael Judges 4:22 HEB: אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְהִנֵּ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ נֹפֵ֣ל מֵ֔ת NAS: with her, and behold Sisera was lying KJV: And when he came into her [tent], behold, Sisera lay INT: her behold Sisera was lying dead Judges 5:20 HEB: נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־ סִיסְרָֽא׃ NAS: they fought against Sisera. KJV: fought against Sisera. INT: fought against Sisera Judges 5:26 HEB: עֲמֵלִ֑ים וְהָלְמָ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ מָחֲקָ֣ה רֹאשׁ֔וֹ NAS: Then she struck Sisera, she smashed KJV: and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off INT: the workmen's struck Sisera smashed his head Judges 5:28 HEB: וַתְּיַבֵּ֛ב אֵ֥ם סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּעַ֣ד הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑ב NAS: The mother of Sisera through KJV: The mother of Sisera looked INT: and lamented the mother of Sisera through the lattice Judges 5:30 HEB: שְׁלַ֤ל צְבָעִים֙ לְסִ֣יסְרָ֔א שְׁלַ֥ל צְבָעִ֖ים NAS: warrior; To Sisera a spoil KJV: [or] two; to Sisera a prey INT: A spoil of dyed to Sisera A spoil work 1 Samuel 12:9 HEB: אֹתָ֡ם בְּיַ֣ד סִֽיסְרָא֩ שַׂר־ צְבָ֨א NAS: them into the hand of Sisera, captain KJV: them into the hand of Sisera, captain INT: sold the hand of Sisera captain of the army Ezra 2:53 HEB: בַרְק֥וֹס בְּֽנֵי־ סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּנֵי־ תָֽמַח׃ NAS: the sons of Sisera, the sons KJV: the children of Sisera, the children INT: of Barkos the sons of Sisera the sons of Temah Nehemiah 7:55 HEB: בַרְק֥וֹס בְּֽנֵי־ סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּנֵי־ תָֽמַח׃ NAS: the sons of Sisera, the sons KJV: the children of Sisera, the children INT: of Barkos the sons of Sisera the sons of Temah Psalm 83:9 HEB: לָהֶ֥ם כְּמִדְיָ֑ן כְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥א כְ֝יָבִ֗ין בְּנַ֣חַל NAS: with them as with Midian, As with Sisera [and] Jabin KJV: unto them as [unto] the Midianites; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, INT: with Midian Sisera Jabin the torrent 21 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 5516 21 Occurrences kə·sî·sə·rā — 1 Occ. lə·sî·sə·rā — 2 Occ. sî·sə·rā — 9 Occ. sî·sə·rā — 8 Occ. wə·sî·sə·rā — 1 Occ.