3478 – יִשְׂרָאֵל (Jisrael)

Israel

Type:	Noun Noun Noun Noun   masc. ♂ masculine   NameName   Group of people Group of people
Persons:	Jacob, Israel
Hebrew:	יִשְׂרָאֵל (Jisrael)
Pronunciation:	jis-ra-el    Listen
Gematria:	541(10 + 300 + 200 + 1 + 30)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H0410 (אֵל) he will rule as God
Usage:	2506 times in OT

Description

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

Origin

from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H0410 (אֵל) he will rule as God:

אֵל	el	H0410	God, god, power
שָׂרָה	sarah	H8280	to strive

Word root

Word with Jisrael as root:

אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל	El elohej jisrael	H0415	El-Elohe-Israel
יִשְׂרְאֵלִי	jisreeli	H3481	Israelite

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word Jisrael was translated to the following:

Ἰσραήλ

Israel

G2474

Israel

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