וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋

veyiserael

and Israel

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

H3478

Isaiah 44:21 · Word #4

Lexicon H3478

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

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H3478-09

and/v/in Prevailing-with-El

Rootשרה (ś-r-h)
Core Meaningsto strive, to contend, to rule, to prevail
Semantic RangeProper name of Jacob post-wrestling (Gen 32:28); his posterity/nation; northern kingdom; symbolic of God's people in covenant.
Conceptual SignificanceRepresents God's elect people, embodying perseverance with God (Gen 32:28); central to covenant promises of land, seed, blessing (Gen 35:10-12); evokes themes of divine election, struggle, victory, and restoration throughout Scripture.
Morphological NotesAppears as HC/Np (construct proper noun) or HR/Np (absolute proper noun), often with vav (וְ 'and') or bet (בְ 'in') prefix; functions as a collective plural noun denoting Jacob's descendants.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the etymological connection to the root שרה ('to rule, prevail') combined with אל (El, 'God'), reflecting the traditional interpretation of 'he strives/rules with God' or 'God prevails,' while adapting to the construct forms with preposition (וְ/בְ) and noun morphology. It maintains the proper noun status as a **HC/Np** or **HR/Np** (construct noun proper, plural in collective sense), using 'Prevailing-with-El' to evoke the root's dynamic meaning without generic translation. The slash accommodates the variable prepositions in the surfaces for contextual flexibility.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root שרה (to strive, to contend, to rule, to prevail)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8302-01 hashireyan the twisted corslet
H8302-02 hashireyon the twisted coat-of-mail
H8302-03 kashireyan as the twisted-corslet

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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