בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋

beyiserael

in Israel

from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.

H3478

1 Chronicles 21:14 · Word #4

Lexicon H3478

Lemmaיִשְׂרָאֵל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
TransliterationYisrâʼêl
Strong'sH3478
In-contextin Israel

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H3478-01

in Israel

Rootשׂרה אל (śārâ ʾ-l)
Core Meaningsto rule, to have power, to prevail; God, divine power, strength
Semantic RangeThe term refers to the nation, people, and land of Israel; can denote the collective people descended from Jacob (renamed Israel); used both for the united kingdom and the northern kingdom after the split; carries theological weight as the covenant people of God; can refer to spiritual Israel or the faithful remnant in prophetic contexts.
Conceptual SignificanceIsrael represents God's chosen people and the primary focus of biblical covenant theology. The name itself—'he who rules as God' or 'God prevails'—encodes the paradox of human agency under divine sovereignty. In the biblical narrative, Israel's identity is inseparable from God's promises, law, and redemptive purposes. The term carries both ethnic and theological dimensions, functioning as both a historical designation and a symbol of covenant relationship with the divine.
Morphological NotesHR/Np: preposition (HR) attached to proper noun (Np). The preposition בְּ (be-) means 'in, at, by' and is prefixed directly to the noun. יִשְׂרָאֵל is a masculine singular proper noun in construct form when prefixed. The word appears 111 times in the corpus with consistent morphological structure.
Rendering RationaleThe form בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵל combines the preposition בְּ (be-, 'in') with the proper noun יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl). The morphology HR/Np indicates a preposition attached to a proper noun in the construct state. The root יִשְׂרָאֵל derives from שׂרה ('to rule, prevail') and אֵל ('God'), literally meaning 'he rules as God' or 'God rules.' The faithful rendering 'in Israel' preserves both the prepositional sense and the proper noun's etymological connection to divine rulership, though the theological depth of the name's meaning is necessarily compressed in English translation.

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Word Usage (2507 occurrences of H3478)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 32:29 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yiserael Israel
Genesis 32:33 יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל yiserael Israel
Genesis 33:20 יִשְׂרָאֵֽל yiserael Israel
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