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Israel
Israel
English
Alternative forms
- Isr. (abbreviation)
Proper noun
Israel
- The State of Israel, a modern country in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean.
- The Land of Israel, a region that is roughly coextensive with the State of Israel.
- (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.
- (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah.
- The Jews, taken collectively.
- A male given name, notably borne by Jacob (after Genesis 32:28).
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Genesis 32:28:
- And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Genesis 32:28:
Usage notes
- (region): The use of Israel to refer to the region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea has been, since the 20th century, sometimes seen as politically or emotionally charged; indeed, this is true of all terms for this region.
Synonyms
- (State of Israel): the State of Israel (official name), Jewsrael (derogatory), Zionistan (derogatory)
- (Land of Israel): the Land of Israel, Palestine, the Holy Land, Canaan
- (the Jews): the Children of Israel, the Israelites, Zion
Derived terms
- Israel firster
- Israelian
- Israeli
- Israelophile
- Israelophilia
- Israelophilic
- Israelophobe
- Israelophobia
- Israelophobic
- Israhell
- Isratine
- Jewsrael
Related terms
Translations
the state
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Biblical: name given to Jacob
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given name
See also
- Appendix:Place names in Israel
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- Irving (surname used to anglicize Israel)
- Zion, Judea
References
- ↑ “Israel” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- ↑ “Israel” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
- ↑ Michael G. Hasel, Domination and Resistance: Egyptian Military Activity in the Southern Levant (Brill, 1998)
- ↑ James P. Boyd, Bible dictionary (Ottenheimer Publishers, 1958)
- ↑ Victor P. Hamilton, The Book of Genesis: Chapters 18–50 (NICOT, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995)
Anagrams
Finnish
Proper noun
Israel
Declension
| Inflection of Israel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Israel | — | |
| genitive | Israelin | — | |
| partitive | Israelia | — | |
| illative | Israeliin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Israel | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Israel | — |
| gen. | Israelin | ||
| genitive | Israelin | — | |
| partitive | Israelia | — | |
| inessive | Israelissa | — | |
| elative | Israelista | — | |
| illative | Israeliin | — | |
| adessive | Israelilla | — | |
| ablative | Israelilta | — | |
| allative | Israelille | — | |
| essive | Israelina | — | |
| translative | Israeliksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Israelitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Derived terms
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
- Israël (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪsʀaeːl/
Proper noun
Israel n (genitive Israels)
- Israel
- Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob
- Lutherbibel 1912, 1.Mose 32, 29 (Luther Bible 1912, Genesis 32:29):
- Er sprach: Du sollst nicht mehr Jakob heißen, sondern Israel; denn du hast mit Gott und mit Menschen gekämpft und bist obgelegen.
- Lutherbibel 1912, 1.Mose 32, 29 (Luther Bible 1912, Genesis 32:29):
Synonyms
- (State of Israel): Staat Israel (official name)
Derived terms
- israelisch
- Israeli
- israelisieren
- israelfeindlich
- israelfreundlich
- israelkritisch
- antiisraelisch
- proisraelisch
Related terms
- Israelit
- israelitisch
Latin
Alternative forms
- Isrāhēl
- Israël
Proper noun
Isrāēl m (indeclinable)
Isrāēl m (genitive Isrāēlis); third declension
- Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob
- Nova Vulgata, Genesis 32, 29:
- At ille: “ Nequaquam, inquit, Iacob amplius appellabitur nomen tuum, sed Israel: quoniam certasti cum Deo et cum hominibus et praevaluisti! ”.
- Nova Vulgata, Genesis 32, 29:
Derived terms
- Isrāēlīta, Isrāēlītēs
- isrāēlīticus, Isrāēlīticus
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Isrāēl |
| genitive | Isrāēlis |
| dative | Isrāēlī |
| accusative | Isrāēlem |
| ablative | Isrāēle |
| vocative | Isrāēl |
Proper noun
Isrāēl ? (genitive Isrāēlis); third declension
- (New Latin) Israel, a country in the Middle East
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Isrāēl |
| genitive | Isrāēlis |
| dative | Isrāēlī |
| accusative | Isrāēlem |
| ablative | Isrāēle |
| vocative | Isrāēl |
References
- Israel in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”). Displaced Old Portuguese Irrael.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Israel m
- Israel (a historical region in the southern Levant)
- Israel (a country in the Middle East, Asia, Asia)
- A male given name
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.ra.ˈel/
Proper noun
Israel n
Declension
declension of Israel (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) Israel | Israelul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) Israel | Israelului |
| vocative | Israelule | |
Spanish
Proper noun
Israel m
- Israel
- Jacob
- 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Genesis 32:28
- Y él dijo: No se dirá más tu nombre Jacob, sino Israel: porque has peleado con Dios y con los hombres, y has vencido.
- 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Genesis 32:28
Related terms
israel
Etymology
From Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).[1][2] In the Bible, it is said to be from the name יִשְׂרֶה אֵל (yisré 'él) given to Jacob in Genesis 32:29, after which his descendants came to be known as Israelites and their land as the "kingdom/land of Israel". The personal name, already attested in Eblaite and Ugaritic texts,[3] has been variously translated as "he wrestles with God", "he prevails with God",[4] or "God rules" (possibly from the same root ש־ר־ה/ש־ר־ר as שָׂרָה (“Sarah”)).[5]
Line 27 of the Merneptah Stele (from about 1200 BCE) is thought to contain the earliest attestation of the name Israel in any language, Egyptian ysrj3r (although alternative readings have been proposed, such as Jezreel):
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭzʹrāəl, ĭzʹrēəl; IPA(key): /ˈɪzreɪəl/, /ˈɪzri.əl/.
- (In singing also) enPR: ĭzʹrīĕl; IPA(key): /ˈɪzraɪɛl/