Strong's H3479 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl)

Pronunciation: yis-raw-ale'

POS: yis-raw-ale' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: (Aramaic) corresponding to

Definition: (Aramaic) corresponding to יִשְׂרָאֵל; {Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}; Israel.

KJV Usage: Israel.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Israel = "God prevails"
• 2. 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
• 3. 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
• 4. 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
• 5. 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
• 6. 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

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