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H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) yis-raw-ale'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Israel

Biblical Persons & Places

Israel Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; referred to as Israel (Aramiac יִשְׂרָאֵל), or Jacob (KJV= Jacob) (יַעֲקֹב), or Jeshurun (יְשֻׁרוּן), or Israelite (יִשְׂרְאֵלִי), or Israelitess (יִשְׂרְאֵלִית), or Israel or Israelite (Ἰσραήλ), or Jacob (Ἰακώβ), or Israelite or Israel (Ἰσραηλίτης); son of Isaac and Rebekah; a brother of Esau; husband of Rachel and Leah, with concubines Zilpah and Bilhah; father of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin.

Strong's Definition

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Derivation: from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H410 (אֵל); he will rule as God;

KJV Usage: Israel.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Israel = "God prevails"
1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently § Israel = "God prevails" 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrâêl BDB Definition: Israel = God prevails 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8280 and H410 Total KJV Occurrences: 2504

Bible Occurrences (2230)

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