יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋

yiserael

of Israel

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

H3478

Numbers 10:4 · Word #9

Lexicon H3478

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

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H3478-10

He-Who-Prevails-With-God

Morphological NotesMorphology HNp: Proper noun (H), masculine singular (N), with no pronominal suffix (p). The word appears consistently across 2,267 biblical occurrences in this form. The spelling includes the yod prefix (יִ) characteristic of the Qal stem verbal origin, though the word functions as a proper noun rather than a finite verb.
Rendering RationaleThe name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) is a masculine singular proper noun combining the verbal root śārah (to rule/prevail) with the divine name ʾēl (God). The morphology HNp indicates a proper noun in the masculine singular form. The faithful rendering preserves the root meaning of prevailing or ruling power combined with God, reflecting the biblical narrative where Jacob received this name after wrestling with the divine messenger and prevailing (Genesis 32:28). The hyphenated form maintains the compound nature of the Hebrew while conveying the grammatical singularity and masculine gender.

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Words from Root שׂרה + אל (to rule, to have power, to prevail; God, deity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3479-01 leyiserael to El-Strives
H3478-04 miyiserael from Israel
H3478-05 uleyiserael and to the God-Contender

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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