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How to Pronounce Sisera

SIS-eh-rah

Sisera is pronounced SIS-eh-rah (ˈsɪsərə): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: SIS-uh-ruh.

What does Sisera mean?

Sisera means “that sees a horse or a swallow”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Sisera?

Sisera was the commander of the army of Jabin king of Canaan, who oppressed Israel with nine hundred chariots of iron (Judges 4:2). After Barak routed his forces, Sisera fled to the tent of Jael, who killed him with a tent peg as he slept (Judges 4:17, Judges 4:22).

Also pronounced

SIS-uh-ruh

Found in Scripture

Judges 4:2Judges 4:7Judges 4:9Judges 4:12Judges 4:13Judges 4:14Judges 4:15Judges 4:16Judges 4:17Judges 4:18Judges 4:22Judges 5:20Judges 5:26Judges 5:28Judges 5:301 Samuel 12:9Ezra 2:53Nehemiah 7:55Psalms 83:9

Other names from Judges

Samson · SAM-s`nSeirath · SEE-uh-rathShaalbim · shay-AL-bimShamgar · SHAM-gahrShibboleth · SHIB-uh-lithSibboleth · SIB-uh-lethSisara · SIS-uh-ruhSisinnes · si-SIN-esSorek · SOR-ekSyria · SIHR-ih-uh

In other languages

Sísera in Portuguese

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