ישראל

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ישראל

/jiɬ.raːˈʔil/
/jiʃ.rɒ.el/ [jiʃˈrɒː.ʔəl]
/jis.rɔːˈʔeːl/ [jis.rˤɔːˈʔeːel]
/jis.rɔˈʔel/ [jis.rɔːˈʔeːl]
/jis.raˈ(ʔ)el/
/jis.rɔˈ(ʔ)ejl/
/jis.ruˈ(ʔ)ajl/
/(j)is.ʁaˈ(ʔ)el/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

The name given to Jacob in the Bible (Genesis 32:29), said to be from יִשְׂרֶה אֵל (yisré 'él), after which his descendants came to be known as Israelites and their land as the "kingdom/land of Israel". See Israel for more.

proper noun יִשְׂרָאֵל · yisra'él

Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
historical the Kingdom of Israel

proper noun יִשְׂרָאֵל · yisra'él

Israel (the alternative name of Jacob) וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יַעֲקֹב יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שִׁמְךָ כִּי אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁים וַתּוּכָל׃
the children of Israel, the Jewish people שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֶחָֽד:
a male given name, Yisrael, equivalent to English Israel

In English

Israel the state

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"ישראל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ישראל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ישראל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}