Israel — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl · pronounced yis-raw-ale' · Strong's H3478 · a man

Israel means he will rule as God.

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Strong's definition

from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.

First appearance

Gen 32:29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. (KJV)

Every verse that names Israel

2231 occurrences in 2231 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Zechariah, Malachi

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Other people or places called Israel

Israel (H3479) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H3478

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