יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis.ra.elProper Noun (Masculine)H3478
Israel
From: from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H410 (אֵל); he will rule as God;
Short Definition
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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 a) 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 c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
2,142 timesAppears 2,142 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
199
1 Kings
165
Ezk
165
Exodus
160
2 Chronicles
159
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:34
- 2 Chronicles 18:29
- Deuteronomy 33:21
- Hosea 5:5
- Joshua 21:8
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