H3479 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl)
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Strong's H3479 (Aramaic)
Aramaic: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl)
Pronunciation: yis-raw-ale'
Morphology: n-pr-m
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) [H3478]
Definition: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
KJV Renderings: Israel.
Senses
- Israel = "God prevails"
- 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
- the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
- the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
- the name of the nation after the return from exile
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3478 | יִשְׂרָאֵל | Yisrâʼêl | from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God | Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.