Yisra'el

Gender Masculine

Usage Biblical Hebrew [1]

Scripts יִשְׂרָאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Biblical Hebrew form of Israel.

Related Names

Rootssara + ʾel

Other Languages & CulturesIsrael(Biblical) Israel(Biblical Greek) Israhel(Biblical Latin) Israel, Issy, Izzy(English) Yisrael(Hebrew) Israel(Jewish) Israel(Spanish) Yisroel, Iser, Issur, Sroel(Yiddish)

Place Name DescendantYisra'el(Biblical Hebrew)

Same SpellingYisrael

Popularity

Categories

conflict, ends in -el

Sources & References

Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3478, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3478.

Entry updated October 6, 2024