Berean Strong's Lexicon Sisera: Sisera Original Word: סִיסְרָא 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 Originof 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 wəsîsərāLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Judges 4:9 Judges 4:12 Judges 4:13 Judges 4:14 Judges 4:15 Judges 4:15 Judges 4:16 Judges 4:17 Judges 4:18 Judges 4:22 Judges 4:22 Judges 5:20 Judges 5:26 Judges 5:28 Judges 5:30 1 Samuel 12:9 Ezra 2:53 Nehemiah 7:55 Psalm 83:9 21 Occurrences |