Word Study
The meaning of “יִשְׂרָאֵל”
Understanding Yisrâʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
H3478
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Phoneticyis-raw-ale'
TransliterationYisrâʼêl
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Israel. - § Israel = "God prevails" - Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob - also (typically) of his posterity 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2205 total references
Usage Statistics
Total Occurrences
2205x
Most Frequent Book
Numbers
Book Distribution
Genesis39
Exodus160
Leviticus59
Numbers208
Deuteronomy65
Joshua139
Judges154
Ruth4
1 Samuel130
2 Samuel101
1 Kings147
2 Kings146
1 Chronicles97
2 Chronicles162
Ezra29
Nehemiah19
Psalms60
Proverbs1
Ecclesiastes1
Song of Solomon1
Isaiah87
Jeremiah122
Lamentations3
Ezekiel169
Daniel4
Hosea41
Joel3
Amos26
Obadiah1
Micah12
Nahum1
Zephaniah4
Zechariah5
Malachi5
Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'יִשְׂרָאֵל' deepen your understanding of Genesis 46:29?