What does יִשְׂרָאֵל (yišĕrāʾēl) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3479
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel.
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יִשְׂרָאֵלH3479
Pronunciationyišĕrāʾēl
What does יִשְׂרָאֵל (yišĕrāʾēl) mean in the Bible?
יִשְׂרָאֵל (yišĕrāʾēl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Israel.".
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How does the BSB render H3479?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Israel (6), . . . (1), Israel (1).
Where does יִשְׂרָאֵל (yišĕrāʾēl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof Israel6×Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:14, Ezra 6:16
. . .1×Ezra 7:13
Israel1×Ezra 6:17
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:1יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לtoof IsraelNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 5:11לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙toof IsraelPreposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularEzra 6:14יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לtoof IsraelNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 6:16יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלtoof IsraelNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 6:17יִשְׂרָאֵל֙toIsraelNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 6:17יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃toof IsraelNoun - proper - masculine singularEzra 7:13יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לto. . .Noun - proper - masculine singularEzra 7:15יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לtoof IsraelNoun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzra 5:1
Aligned rows8
Books represented1
Ezra8
Source forms
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל2xyiś·rā·’êlEzra 6:14, Ezra 7:15
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל1xyiś·rā·’êlEzra 5:1
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל1xyiś·rā·’êlEzra 6:16
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙1xyiś·rā·’êlEzra 6:17
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל1xyiś·rā·’êlEzra 7:13
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃1xyiś·rā·’êlEzra 6:17
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙1xlə·yiś·rā·’êlEzra 5:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular7xEzra 5:1, Ezra 6:14, Ezra 6:16, Ezra 6:17
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xEzra 5:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Israel.
Source Gloss
Israel.
Word Origins
יִשְׂרָאֵל is built from this root:
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