Yisra'el <3478>
larsy Yisra'el
| Pronunciation: | yis-raw-ale' |
| Origin: | from 08280 and 0410, Greek 2474 Israhl |
| Reference: | |
| PrtSpch: | noun proper masculine |
| In AV: | Israel 2489, Israelites 16 |
| Count: | 2505 |
| 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 from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: -Israel. see HEBREW for 08280 see HEBREW for 0410 |
