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Israel en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • ĭzʹrā-ĕl formal and posh RP
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɪz.ɹi.əl/
  • ĭzʹrāl (US)
  • ĭzʹrī-ĕl in singing also
  • /ˈɪz.ɹeɪl/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əl/
  • ĭzʹrē-əl
  • /ˈɪz.ɹaɪ.ɛl/ in singing also
  • ĭzʹrā-əl
  • /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.ɛl/ formal and posh RP
  • /ˈɪz.ɹɛəl/ certain Carolina accents
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”). 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 𒅖𒊏𒅋 (iš-ra-il) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍 (yšrỉl), has been variously translated as "he wrestles with God", "he prevails with God", or "God rules" (possibly from the same root ש־ר־ה/ש־ר־ר as שָׂרָה (“Sarah”)). Line 27 of the Merneptah Stele (from about 1200 B.C.E.) is thought to contain the earliest attestation of the name Israel in any language, Egyptian ysrjꜣr. : i-i-z:Z1s*Z1s:r-i-A-r:Z1*T14-A1*B1:Z2 Doublet of Yisroel.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
    • If we look at the Middle East, I think it’s about time we stop those of us, who support – as most of us do – Israel in this body, for apologizing for our support for Israel. There is no apology to be made. None. It is the best $3 billion investment we make. Were there not an Israel, the United States of America would have to invent an Israel to protect her interest in the region; the United States would have to go out and invent an Israel. 1986 June 5, Joe Biden, 01:27:00 from the start, in Senate Session, C-SPAN:
    • With Western support, Israel is plunging headfirst into slaughter. 2023 October 18, “We’re anti-Zionist Jews and we see genocide unfolding in Gaza”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • And you know how we train for the army? We don’t train for defensive warfare. If the war against Israel ever had to be fought on Israeli soil – do I have to tell you? –, it’s an impossibility. So it’s the same thing. Don’t let the war of words ever be fought about Israel’s nature! 2019 December 3, Ruth Wisse, 31:04 from the start, in Global Anti-Semitism: A New or Old Phenomenon? (Natan Sharansky and Ruth Wisse in Conversation), Jewish Broadcasting Service:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.
  3. (countable, historical, uncountable) An ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel.
  4. (countable, historical, uncountable) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah.
  5. (countable, poetic, qualifier:liturgical, uncountable) The Jews as a people, taken collectively.
    • Hear O’ Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One 2024 August 24 (last accessed), My Jewish learning, The Shema:
    • For our ancestors, for us, for our children, for every generation of the people Israel, for all ages from the first to the last, His teachings are true, everlasting. 2024 August 24 (last accessed), My Jewish learning, The Shema:
  6. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Hebrew.
    • IF VOLFER is happy, Transportation Minister Israel Katz seems almost jubilant. 2016 September 1, Carl Hoffman, “The project that could help determine Israel's future”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2022:
  7. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Hebrew. ▸ Another name for Jacob, notably after Genesis 32:28 and in later references.
    • 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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 32:28:
  8. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A barangay of Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
    • These are intended for the completion of the Construction of Level II Water System Project for barangays Mt. View, Little Baguio and Israel under the BuB-Water and Construction of Brgy. Bulongisan-Canaan Level II Water Supply under the SALINTUBIG Program. 2015 June 14, “The Municipality of Imelda receives checks for the completion of their water system project”, in DILG IX:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Israhel alternative lexicographic
Isr. alternative lexicographic
Yisrael alternative lexicographic
Isreal alternative lexicographic
Israels Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Isnotreal · Israel Standard Time · Israhell · Israel proper · Pissrael · Balian Israel · Israelism · Israelophobe · Israeli · Israelification · Bene Israel · Isramerica · Isratine · Israelophile · MIGA · New Israel · Israelish · Israel Summer Time · Isn'treal · USrael · Israelson · Israel Destruction Forces · Israel Destruction Force · Israelophilia · Israel-firster · Wasrael · Israelophobic · Jewsrael · Israelophobia · Beta Israel · Israelify · Israel Daylight Time · Anglo-Israelism · Israelization · Israelophilic · Shitrael · Israel Day on Fifth · Israelize · Greater Israel · United States of Israel · Israelian · Israelise · israelane · Israel Occupation Forces · Israeliana

Descendants

Isrehl · Israel · イスラエル

Relateds

Israelitic · Israelitish · Irving · Judea · Zion · Israelite

Synonyms

Israhell · Children of Israel · State of Israel · Zion · Jewry · Zionist entity · Jewish colony · Balian Israel · Holy Land · Palestine · Land of Israel · Zionistan · Jewish state · Isn'treal · Jewsrael · Canaan · Israelites · Zionist state

Translations (254)

sh Ѝзраел (the state) · cdo 以色列 (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · swb Israila (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · yi ארץ־ישׂראל (the region) · it Israele (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ast Israel (the region) · ru Изра́иль (the state) · msw Israeli (the state) · lad Yisrael (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ca Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · lo ອິດສະລະແອນ (the state) · ar دولة إسرائيل (the state) · de Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · yi ישׂראל (the region) · tum Israele (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ti እስራኤል (the state) · arc ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ (the state) · pl Izrael (given name) · mn ᠢᠰᠷᠠᠶᠢᠯ (the state) · kam Israel (the state) · yue 以色列 (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ia Israel (the state) · ru Исраэ́ль (given name) · hi इसराइल (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · cdo 以色列 (the state) · es Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · yi ישׂראל (the Jews, taken collectively) · vo Yisraelän (the state) · gd Iosrael (the state) · af Israel (the state) · hi इसराइल (the Jews, taken collectively) · te ఇజ్రాయిల్ (the state) · et Iisrael (the state) · pon Israel (the state) · pt Israel (the Jews, taken collectively) · zh 以色列 (the state) · pdt Israel (the state) · arc ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · mt Iżrael (the state) · ab Израиль (the state) · pon Isrehl (the state) · ne इजरायल (the state) · cop ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (the state) · fi Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · scn Israeli (the state) · et Iisrael (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · sl Ȋzrael (the state) · grc Ἰσραήλ (the state) · fj Isireli (the state) · sv Israel (given name) · yo Ísírẹ́lì (the state) · sco Israel (the state) · or ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ (the state) · ta இஸ்ரேல் (the state) · sa इस्रेल (the state) · ar إِسْرَائِيل (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · gcf Israyèl (the state) · cs Izrael (the state) · fj Sireli (given name) · co Israele (the state) · el Ισραήλ (the state) · dz ཨིཛ་རཱེལ་ (the state) · vi Ít-ra-en (the state) · br Israel (the state) · fj Isireli (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · he יִשְׂרָאֵל (the state) · uz Isroil (the state) · kk Израиль (the state) · ru Исраэ́ль (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · yue 以國 /以国 (the state) · ady Исраил (the state) · ja イスラエル (the state) · dv އިސްރާއީލު (the state) · it Israele (the state) · ky Израиль (the state) · obm 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 (the ancient kingdom) · vi Y-sơ-ra-ên (the state) · he עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל (the Jews, taken collectively) · ro Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · th อิสราเอล (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ja イスラエル (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · lo ອິດສະຣາແອນ (the state) · ast Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ckb ئیسرئێل (the state) · rar Ītarā‘era (the state) · enm Israel (the region) · yi ישׂראל (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · yi מלכות־ישׂראל (the ancient kingdom) · shn ဢိသရေး (the state) · sv Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · fj Isireli (the ancient kingdom) · zh 以國 /以国 (the state) · pwn Israil (the state) · ar إِسْرَائِيل (the state) · sq Izrael (the state) · lai Izilayeli (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · cu Їздраил҄ь (the state) · yi עם־⁠ישׂראל (the Jews, taken collectively) · tzm ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵢⵉⵍ (the state) · ru Изра́иль (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · mn Израйль (the state) · fa اِسْرائیل (the state) · hy Իսրայել (the state) · eo Izraelo (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · hak 以色列 (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · tk Izrail (the state) · ast Israel (the state) · az İsrail (the state) · pa ਇਜ਼ਰਾਇਲ (the state) · ur اِسْرائیِل (the state) · mr इस्रायल (the state) · sc Israele (the state) · ug ئىسرائىلىيە (the state) · hi इसराइल (the region) · gl Israel (the state) · eo Israelo (the state) · nv Ízrel (the state) · nod ᩍᩈᩕᩣᩑᩃ (the state) · fi Israel (the state) · sd اسرائيل (the state) · he יִשְׂרָאֵל (given name) · fr Israël (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · zh 以色列 (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · uk Ізра́їль (the state) · bg Израе́л (the state) · nap Isdraele (the state) · mk Израел (the state) · scn Israeli (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · oc Israèl (the state) · ba Израиль (the state) · chr ᎢᏏᎵ (the state) · fy Israel (the state) · aii ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ (the state) · ru Изра́иль (given name) · fa اِسْرَائِیل (the state) · fi Israel (given name) · mnc ᡳᠰᠠᡵᠠᡳᠯ (the state) · am እስራኤል (the state) · sw Israeli (the state) · he יִשְׂרָאֵל (the Jews, taken collectively) · la Israel (the state) · ka ისრაელი (the state) · lon Israele (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · km អ៊ីស្រាអែល (the state) · sgs Izraelės (the state) · egy ysrjꜣr (the Jews, taken collectively) · yue 以色列 (the state) · eo Izrael (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · as ইজৰাইল (the state) · pt Israel (given name) · yi ישׂראל (given name) · es Israel (the state) · hi इसराइल (the ancient kingdom) · gu ઇઝરાયલ (the state) · de Israel (the state) · kmr Îsraêl (the state) · hu Izrael (the state) · fj Isireli (the region) · ha Isra'ila (the state) · ml ഇസ്രയേൽ (the state) · lad Yisrael (the Jews, taken collectively) · tk Ysraýyl (the state) · tg Исроил (the state) · ca Israel (given name) · he אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל (the region) · zh I-su-la-el (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · lad Am Yisrael (the Jews, taken collectively) · it Israele (given name) · ko 이스라엘 (the state) · ru Израи́л (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · fj ira na Isireli (the Jews, taken collectively) · wuu 以色列 (the state) · sat ᱤᱡᱽᱨᱟᱭᱮᱞ (the state) · pt Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · ki Israel (the state) · lt Izraelis (the state) · fj luve i Isireli (the Jews, taken collectively) · fj Isireli (the Jews, taken collectively) · sgs Izraele Valstībė (the state) · sk Izrael (the state) · zh 以色列 (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · my အစ္စရေး (the state) · nv Ízrel bikéyah (the state) · so Israaiil (the state) · got 𐌹𐍃𐍂𐌰𐌴𐌻 (the state) · nb Israel (the state) · da Israel (the state) · th อิสราเอล (the state) · pl Izrael (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · yi כּלל־ישׂראל (the Jews, taken collectively) · ast Israel (the ancient kingdom) · id Israel (the state) · he יִשְׂרָאֵל (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · hak 以色列 (the state) · ga Iosrael (the state) · ro Israel (the state) · tt Исраил (the state) · lo ອິດສະຣາເອນ (the state) · zh 以色列 (the state) · sv Israel (the state) · ce Израиль (the state) · luo Israel (the state) · ru Израи́л (given name) · ab Ауриатәыла (the state) · vep Izrailʹ (the state) · io Izrael (the state) · lv Izraēla (the state) · pt Israel (the state) · zh 一賜樂業 /一赐乐业 (the state) · fo Ísrael (the state) · la Israel (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · nrf Israël (the state) · ast Israel (given name) · nog Исраил (the state) · nn Israel (the state) · ms Israel (the state) · mi Iharaira (the state) · be Ізра́іль (the state) · vi I-xra-en (the state) · ast Israel (the Jews, taken collectively) · cy Israel (the state) · caq Israĕl (the state) · kln Israel (the state) · is Ísrael (the state) · arc ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ (given name) · bo ཨི་སི་ར་ཨེལ (the state) · enm Israel (the ancient kingdom) · yi ישׂראל (the state) · th อิสราเอล (given name) · pl Izrael (the state) · ar إِسْرَائِيل (given name) · nl Israël (the state) · tr İsrail (the state) · mn Израиль (the state) · mer Israel (the state) · tl Israel (the state) · chr ᎢᏏᎵᏱ (the state) · hi इसराइल (the state) · cv Израиль (the state) · kn ಇಸ್ರೇಲ್ (the state) · tog Yisraele (Biblical: name given to Jacob) · os Израиль (the state) · bn ইসরায়েল (the state) · liv Jūdõmō (the state) · fj Isireli (given name) · si ඊශ්රායෙලය (the state) · scn Judei (the Jews, taken collectively) · ps اسراييل (the state) · fr Israël (the state) · fr Israël (given name) · sh Ìzrael (the state) · ca Israel (the state) · liv Izraēl (the state) · jct Исраэль (the state)