Lexicon
יִסְכָּה
yis.kah
H3252
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Iscah

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yis.kah is a personal name appearing in a family identification in Genesis 11:29.

The attested use presents yis.kah as a proper name in a family statement: Genesis 11:29 identifies Haran as the father of Milcah and of the person named by this term.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a family identification · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in Genesis 11:29, where the clause identifies Haran as father of Milcah and of the person bearing this name. In Genesis 11:29 the APB renders the family statement with “the father of Iscah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 11:29, the APB presents the name in the phrase “the father of Iscah.” It confirms the verse’s family identification rather than a fuller lexical nuance.

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