יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl · yis-raw-ale'
{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל)
{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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of israel7 · 88%
- israel1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra8
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.