Israel

Alternative forms

• Isr. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (yisra'él, “Israel”).^[1][2] In the Bible, it is said to be from the name יִשְׂרֶה אֵל‎ (yisré 'él) given to Jacob in Genesis 32:29, after which his descendants came to be known as Israelites and their land as the "kingdom/land of Israel". The personal name, already attested in Eblaite 𒅖𒊏𒅋 (iš-ra-il) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍 (yšrʾil),^[3] has been variously translated as "he wrestles with God", "he prevails with God",^[4] or "God rules" (possibly from the same root ש־ר־ה‎/ש־ר־ר‎ as שָׂרָה‎ (“Sarah”)).^[5]

Line 27 of the Merneptah Stele (from about 1200 BCE) is thought to contain the earliest attestation of the name Israel in any language, Egyptian ysrjꜣr (although alternative readings have been proposed, such as Jezreel):

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭzʹrāəl, ĭzʹrēəl; IPA^(key): /ˈɪzɹeɪəl/, /ˈɪzɹi.əl/.

  (In singing also) enPR: ĭzʹrīĕl; IPA^(key): /ˈɪzɹaɪɛl/

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Proper noun

Israel

1. The State of Israel, a modern country in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean.
2. The Land of Israel, a region that is roughly coextensive with the State of Israel.
3. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.
4. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah.
5. The Jews, taken collectively.
6. A male given name, notably borne by Jacob (after Genesis 32:28).
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Genesis 32:28:

     And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

References

Further reading

• Israel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alires, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail, serial

Proper noun

Israel ?

1. Israel (the state)

Proper noun

Israel m

1. Israel
2. A male given name

Proper noun

Israel

1. Israel

Anagrams

• laseri

Alternative forms

• Israël (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪsʀaeːl/

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Proper noun

Israel n (genitive Israels)

1. Israel
2. Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob
   • Lutherbibel 1912, 1.Mose 32, 29 (Luther Bible 1912, Genesis 32:29):

     Er sprach: Du sollst nicht mehr Jakob heißen, sondern Israel; denn du hast mit Gott und mit Menschen gekämpft und bist obgelegen.

Alternative forms

• Isrāhēl
• Israël

Proper noun

Isrāēl m (indeclinable)
Isrāēl m (genitive Isrāēlis); third declension

1. Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob
   • Nova Vulgata, Genesis 32, 29:

     At ille: “ Nequaquam, inquit, Iacob amplius appellabitur nomen tuum, sed Israel: quoniam certasti cum Deo et cum hominibus et praevaluisti! ”.

2. (New Latin) Israel, a country in the Middle East

References

• Israel in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Proper noun

Israel

1. Israel

Proper noun

Israel

1. Israel

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (yisra'él, “Israel”). Displaced Old Portuguese Irrael.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʒ.ʁɐ.ˈɛɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌiz.ʁa.ˈɛw/
• Hyphenation: Is‧ra‧el

Proper noun

Israel m

1. Israel (a historical region in the southern Levant)
2. Israel (a country in the Middle East, Asia, Asia)
3. A male given name

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew ישראל‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.ra.ˈel/

Proper noun

Israel n

1. Israel

Proper noun

Israel m

1. Israel
2. Jacob
   • 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Genesis 32:28

     Y él dijo: No se dirá más tu nombre Jacob, sino Israel: porque has peleado con Dios y con los hombres, y has vencido.

Proper noun

Israel n (genitive Israels)

1. Israel

Etymology

From Spanish Israel (“Israel”).

Proper noun

Israél

1. Israel