H3478

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl · yis-raw-ale'

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Lexicon

Derivation: from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H410 (אֵל); he will rule as God;

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob
also, (typically) of his posterity

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: Israel.

Letters

יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
Concrete
hand · arm · work
Extended
a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
רResh200
Picture: a human head
Concrete
head · face · person
Extended
first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
אAlef1
Picture: ox head
Concrete
ox · bull · cattle
Extended
strength · leader · first · the one in front
לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
Concrete
staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
Extended
authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the head, the highest › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads

The hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the head, the highest of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יִשְׂרָאֵל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

2508 occurrences · 2508 OT · 0 NT · 100 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

of israel1608 · 70%
israel209 · 9%
in israel79 · 3%
and israel65 · 3%
over israel61 · 3%
and all israel42 · 2%
against israel33 · 1%
o israel27 · 1%
for israel21 · 1%
all israel15 · 1%
unto israel14 · 1%
over all israel14 · 1%
from israel14 · 1%
to israel13 · 1%
of all israel11 · 0%
who made israel10 · 0%
with israel9 · 0%
for all israel8 · 0%
upon israel7 · 0%
unto all israel7 · 0%
out of israel6 · 0%
of israel's5 · 0%
out of all israel5 · 0%
concerning israel5 · 0%
but israel4 · 0%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל477יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל354יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל351יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃287יִשְׂרָאֵל֙212יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל154יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל89יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל50יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ44יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס37בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל34יִשְׂרָאֵל֒29

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.