Sisera
סִיסְרָאStrong’s H5516sisra (sis-ra)
Appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sisra is the Hebrew word usually translated “sisera” and “like sisera”. It appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.”
Meaning
- The conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael
- Ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- The conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael
- Ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
How it's translated
- sisera 17
- to sisera 1
- and sisera 1
- for sisera 1
- like sisera 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 15
- 1 Samuel 1
- Ezra 1
- Nehemiah 1
- Psalms 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 4:7And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
- Judges 4:9And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
- Judges 4:12And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
- Judges 4:13And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.
- Judges 4:14And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
- Judges 4:15And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
Hebrew dictionary
סִיסְרָא sisra · Sisera
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.2 § Sisera = "battle array" 1) the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael 2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
סִיסְרָא sisra · Sisera
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.53 § Sisera = "battle array" 1) the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael 2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.