Lexical Definition
סִיסְרָא Çîyçᵉrâʼ (see-ser-aw') Sisera N:N-M-P
of uncertain derivation
Sisera.
- § Sisera = "battle array"
- Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
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
Usage: 3 forms in 22 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Σισαρά | of Sisera | LXX.Neh.7.55 |
| Σισάρασ | of Sisera | LXX.Judg.4.16 |
| Σισάρα | Sisera | LXX.Judg.4.2 • LXX.Judg.4.7 • LXX.Judg.4.9 • LXX.Judg.4.12 • LXX.Judg.4.14 • LXX.Judg.4.15 • LXX.Judg.4.17 • LXX.Judg.4.22 • LXX.Judg.4.22 • LXX.Judg.5.20 • LXX.Judg.5.26 • LXX.Judg.5.30 • LXX.Ps.83.9 |
| Sisera called | LXX.Judg.4.13 | |
| Sisera came down | LXX.Judg.4.15 | |
| Sisera said | LXX.Judg.4.19 | |
| of Sisera | LXX.Judg.5.28 • LXX.1Sam.12.9 • LXX.Ezra.2.53 | |
| with Sisera | LXX.Judg.4.18 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סִיסְרָא21 proper name, masculine (GFMJudg 4:2 PAOS xix (1898), 160 compare Hittite names in -sira); —
1. general of Jabin, king of Hazor Judg 4:2 + 12 t. Judg 4 apparently himself king Judg 5:20; Judg 5:26; Judg 5:28; Judg 5:30 compare 1Sam 12:9; Ps 83:10* — on ׳ס see GFMJu, 107 ff.; PAOS 1.c.; ᵐ5 Σ(ε)ισαρα.
2. בְּנֵיסִֿיסְרָא returned exiles, Ezra 2:53 = Neh 7:55 ᵐ5 Σεισαραθ, Σισαρα, etc.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | Chapter 4 · 4:2 · 5:20 · 5:26 · 5:28 · 5:30 |
| 1 Samuel | 12:9 |
| Ezra | 2:53 |
| Nehemiah | 7:55 |
| Psalms | 83:10* |