The meaning of “יִשְׂרָאֵל”
Understanding Yisrâʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Israel. - § Israel = "God prevails" - Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob - also (typically) of his posterity 1) the sec...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 46:29 | “And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.” Word: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) | |
| Judges 11:13 | “And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.” Word: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) | |
| 1 Chronicles 17:22 | “For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.” Word: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) | |
| Ecclesiastes 1:12 | “I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.” Word: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) | |
| Daniel 9:11 | “Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.” Word: יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl) |
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