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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.53

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סִיסְרָא‎₂₁ proper name, masculine (GFM^{Judg 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 GFM^{Ju, 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

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Sisera was the ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.53;
• only referred to as Sisera סִיסְרָא.

Sisera is mentioned in Ezra 2:53 and Nehemiah 7:55 as the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Sisera's descendants are listed among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem, indicating that they had a hereditary role in serving at the temple. The return of Sisera's family, along with other exiles, was part of the restoration of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple after the Babylonian captivity. This Sisera should not be confused with the Canaanite commander mentioned in the book of Judges.

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