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Strong's H3478 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl)

Pronunciation: yis-raw-ale'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Israel = "God prevails"

Derivation: from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God

Definition: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

KJV Renderings: Israel

Senses

the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
1. the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
2. the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
3. the name of the nation after the return from exile

Strong's	Original	Transliteration	Derivation	Definition	KJV Renderings
G2474	Ἰσραήλ	Israḗl	of Hebrew origin (H3478)	Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)	Israel
H410	אֵל	ʼêl	shortened from אַיִל (ʼayil) H352	strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)	God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
H8280	שָׂרָה	sârâh	a primitive root	to prevail	have power (as a prince)

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