Strong H5516H5516Hסִיסְרָא

Sisera

One of the 2 senses of Strong H5516

Transliteration
sîyserâ'
Pronunciation
see-ser-aw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

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

Meaning of the name

Sisera = "battle array"

General definition

Of uncertain derivation;
{Sisera} the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim: - Sisera.

In the biblical story

Sisera

Ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from exile.

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

In the Bible

Strong H5516H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sisera2

First verses

  1. Ezra 2:53
    The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
  2. Nehemiah 7:55
    The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
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