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ישראלי

ישראלי

Hebrew

Adjective

יִשְׂרְאֵלִי (yisr'elí) (feminine יִשְׂרְאֵלִית, masculine plural יִשְׂרְאֵלִים or יִשְׂרְאֵלִיִּים, feminine plural יִשְׂרְאֵלִיּוֹת)

  1. Israeli: of or pertaining to the State of Israel.
  2. Israelite: of, pertaining to, or being the descendants of Jacob.
    • Leviticus 24:10:
      וַיֵּצֵא בֶּן־אִשָּׁה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְהוּא בֶּן־אִישׁ מִצְרִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּנָּצוּ בַּמַּחֲנֶה בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית וְאִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי׃
      vayetsé bén-ishá yisr'elít v'hú bén-ísh mitsrí b'tókh b'néi yisra'él vayinatsú bamakhané bén hayisr'elít v'ísh hayisr'elí.
      And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father [was] an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish [woman] and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; [] [1]

Noun

יִשְׂרְאֵלִי (yisr'elí) m (plural indefinite יִשְׂרְאֵלִים, feminine counterpart יִשְׂרְאֵלִית)

  1. A (male) Israeli‏‏‏‏: a (male) Israeli person.
  2. A (male) Israelite‏‏‏‏: a (male) Israelite person.

References

  1. (1611) Authorized King James translation.