Strong's Lexicon
Yisrael: Israel
Original Word:יִשְׂרָאֵל
Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration:Yisra'el
Pronunciation:yis-rah-EL
Phonetic Spelling:(yis-raw-ale')
Definition:Israel
Meaning:Jisrael
Word Origin:Derived from the Hebrew root שָׂרָה (sarah, "to contend, to strive") and אֵל (El, "God"), meaning "God contends" or "He struggles with God."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2474: Ἰσραήλ (Israēl)
Usage:The name "Israel" is first given to Jacob after he wrestles with the angel of the Lord (Genesis 32:28). It signifies one who has struggled with God and humans and has prevailed. The term is used to refer to the descendants of Jacob, the nation of Israel, and the land promised to them by God.
Cultural and Historical Background:Israel is central to the biblical narrative as the chosen people of God, through whom He reveals His laws, covenants, and ultimately, the Messiah. The nation of Israel is established through the twelve tribes, descendants of Jacob's sons. Throughout history, Israel's relationship with God is marked by periods of faithfulness and rebellion, leading to exile and restoration. The land of Israel is considered sacred, being the site of significant biblical events and prophecies.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
sarah and
elDefinition"God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.
NASB TranslationIsrael (2485), Israel's (13), Israelites (5), Israelites* (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
and derivatives, see below I. .
2507 (El persisteth, persevereth (or jussiveLet El persist) [usuallycontendeth (NesEg.60 ff.) orLet El contend (GrayProp. N. 218), but see DrHast. DB JACOB 530]; on vocalization see LagBN 131 f. Kit1Chronicles 4:16 (Hpt); MI5, + 5 t. ; in EgyptianY-si-r-'l SteindZAW xvi (1896), 331, compare BreastedBib. World ix (1897), 62 ff. PatonSyr. and Pal. 134; AssyrianSir-'-lai (= ) SchrKG 356 ff., 364; COTGenesis 36:31;1 Kings 16:29. — On a possibly relation of to proper name , see RSK 257, 2nd ed. 34; — compare ; — :
Genesis 32:29 28t. Genesis (JE),Exodus 32:13 (JE),Hosea 12:13;Judges 18:29;Exodus 6:14;Numbers 1:20;Numbers 26:5 (all P),2 Kings 17:34;1 Chronicles 1:34 8t. Chronicles,Psalm 105:23;Ruth 4:11; (literal)Genesis 42:5 3t. E, 2 t. P +Exodus 1:7 (P; transition to wider use),1 Kings 18:31;1 Chronicles 2:1 +; = 12 tribesExodus 28:9 7t. P;1 Kings 18:36;1 Chronicles 29:18; 2Chronicles 30:6.
(usuallyJudges 11:17f. but1 Samuel 17:21;2 Samuel 24:9 [not ""1 Chronicles 21:5], compare Dron the passage AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 57 f.): name of Hebrew nation; usually derived from
, but more common in early usage than (see p. 120:b):
(1) undivided kingdom;Genesis 47:27 (J),Genesis 49:7 (poem in J) + 108 t. J E,Deuteronomy 1:1;Deuteronomy 18:6;Deuteronomy 33:10 (poem) + 76 t. D,Genesis 34:7;Exodus 12:15 42t. P;Judges 5:2,7 (twice in verse) + 104 t. Judges; often 1and 2Samuel;1 Kings 1-12; of whole people2 Samuel 8:15 +, of whole army2 Samuel 11:1 +, opposed to Judah2 Samuel 2:9 + (so also later). (2) = Northern tribes, distinguished from Judah, even before disruption,2 Samuel 2:9, compare2 Samuel 2:10;2 Samuel 3:10;2 Samuel 4:1;2 Samuel 5:5;2 Samuel 12:7;2 Samuel 20:1;1 Kings 1:35;1 Kings 4:20;1 Kings 5:5 +; so at disruption1 Kings 12:16 (3 t. in verse);1 Kings 12:18,19; then usually of Northern kingdom, till its fall,1 Kings 12:28; 1Ki 24:7; 1Ki 24:10 + very often Kings,Amos 1:1;Amos 2:6;Amos 3:14 +,Hosea 1:5;Hosea 4:15 (twice in verse);Hosea 5:3 (twice in verse);Hosea 5:5 +,Micah 1:13, etc. (3) of Southern kingdom, Judah, rarely before fall of SamariaIsaiah 1:3;Isaiah 8:18;Micah 1:14,15, so1 Kings 12:17; after fall of Samaria, (less often ) occurs of entire people, in reference to past or future2 Kings 21:8;2 Kings 23:22;Isaiah 17:9;Psalm 103:7;Jeremiah 2:3;Jeremiah 50:17,19 +; also = JudahJeremiah 2:14,31;Jeremiah 4:1 +,Ezekiel 13:2,4,16;Ezekiel 14:1,7,9 +,Isaiah 40:27;Isaiah 41:8;Isaiah 42:24 +,Ezra 2:59 =Nehemiah 7:61;Ezra 2:70;Ezra 3:11 +,Nehemiah 10:34;Nehemiah 10:3 +,Psalm 14:7 (twice in verse) =Psalm 53:7 (twice in verse),Psalm 147:2;Psalm 149:2 +, etc. (4) usage in Chronicles: of whole people1 Chronicles 2:7 110t., of Northern kingdom 2 Chronicles 11:1 16t., of Judah 2Chronicles 12:6; 19:8 9t. (5) personified as ,Isaiah 44:1,21;Isaiah 49:3.
, (1) of undivided peopleExodus 1:12 (J),Exodus 3:9 (E) + 72 t. J E,Deuteronomy 3:18;Deuteronomy 10:6 25t. D,Genesis 32:33 327t. P;Judges 1:1 60t. Judges; seldom 1and 2Samuel,1 Kings 1-12; in1 Kings 13—2Kings 25passive in reference to older history (rarely otherwise). (2) seldom of Northern kingdomAmos 2:11 9t. Amos, Hosea; 2Chronicles 13:12 7t. Chronicles. (3) of Judah (late)Ezekiel 2:3;Nehemiah 1:6 (twice in verse);Ezra 3:1; Joel 4:16 +, 2 Chronicles 31:5.
Exodus 16:31;Exodus 40:38 142t. (see (); 81 t. Ezekiel, where = Judah; see especiallyExodus 37:16);Isaiah 8:14.
, , , , , , , , , , , ; also (in epithet of ) below , , , I. , , (I. ), I. (V. ), , I. (3).
= the laity, opposed to priests, etc. (late):Ezra 10:25;Nehemiah 11:3;1 Chronicles 9:2;Ezra 2:70;Ezra 10:5;Ezra 9:1;Nehemiah 10:40, compareNehemiah 11:20.
(Biblical Hebrewid., √ I. ); —Ezra 5:1;Ezra 6:14;Ezra 7:15;Ezra 5:11;Ezra 6:16,Ezra 7:13.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Israel
Fromsarah and'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
see HEBREWsarah
see HEBREW'el
Forms and Transliterations
בְּ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ בישראל בישראל׃ וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ובישראל וישראל וישראל׃ ולישראל ומישראל יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָֽאֵל׃ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל ׀ יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ישראל ישראל׃ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כישראל לְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לישראל לישראל׃ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ מישראל מישראל׃ bə·yiś·rā·’êl ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl bəyiśrā’êl ḇəyiśrā’êl beYisraEl kə·yiś·rā·’êl kəyiśrā’êl keYisraEl lə·yiś·rā·’êl ləyiśrā’êl leYisraEl mî·yiś·rā·’êl mîyiśrā’êl miYisraEl ū·ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl ū·lə·yiś·rā·’êl ū·mî·yiś·rā·’êl ūḇəyiśrā’êl ūləyiśrā’êl uleYisraEl ūmîyiśrā’êl umiYisraEl uveYisraEl veYisraEl wə·yiś·rā·’êl wəyiśrā’êl yiś·rā·’êl yiśrā’êl YisraEl
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