The meaning of “יִשְׂרְאֵלִית”
Understanding Yisrᵉʼêlîyth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of יִשְׂרְאֵלִי Israelitish. - § Israelitess = see Israel "God prevails" - a Jisreelitess or female descendant ...
יִשְׂרְאֵלִית
feminine of יִשְׂרְאֵלִי Israelitish. - § Israelitess = see Israel "God prevails" - a Jisreelitess or female descendant of Jisrael 1) a female descendant or inhabitant of the nation of Israel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 24:10 | “And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;” Word: יִשְׂרְאֵלִית (Yisrᵉʼêlîyth) | |
| Leviticus 24:11 | “And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)” Word: יִשְׂרְאֵלִית (Yisrᵉʼêlîyth) |