יִשְׂרָאֵל֒
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
Yisrâʼêl
Israel
A personal name meaning 'El (God) perseveres' or 'El contends.' Primarily denotes the eponymous ancestor Jacob after his theophoric renaming (Gen 32:29), and, by extension, the collective group descended from him—the Israelite people. In broader contexts, it refers to the entire body politic of the Israelites, to their territory, or to the national entity in the historical periods up to and including the divided monarchy. In later texts, it may be used poetically or symbolically for the faithful segment of the people, or for the land associated with them.
Exodus 3:13 · Word #10
Lexicon H3478
| Lemma | יִשְׂרָאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Yisrâʼêl |
| Strong's | H3478 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'El (God) perseveres' or 'El contends.' Primarily denotes the eponymous ancestor Jacob after his theophoric renaming (Gen 32:29), and, by extension, the collective group descended from him—the Israelite people. In broader contexts, it refers to the entire body politic of the Israelites, to their territory, or to the national entity in the historical periods up to and including the divided monarchy. In later texts, it may be used poetically or symbolically for the faithful segment of the people, or for the land associated with them. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Israel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3478-10
El-Contends
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; theophoric personal name used for the patriarch Jacob and, by extension, his descendants and national entity. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of שׂרה (to contend, strive, persist) and אל (God), most plausibly meaning "El contends" or "God perseveres." Rendering it as "El-Contends" preserves the verbal force and the theophoric structure of the proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Yisrâʼêl
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Yisraʾel |
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