וּ/לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
Yiserael
and 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 32:13 · Word #4
Lexicon H3478
| Lemma | יִשְׂרָאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Yiserael |
| 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 HC/R/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Israel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3478-05
and to El-Contends
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ (and) + preposition לְ (to) prefixed to proper masculine singular noun יִשְׂרָאֵל (personal/national name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name יִשְׂרָאֵל derives from שׂרה (to contend, persist) and אל (God), meaning "El contends" or "God perseveres." The prefixed וּ and לְ are preserved as "and to," maintaining the conjunction and prepositional morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to Yiserael
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Yisraʾel |
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