Israel (name)

Look up Israel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Israel is a Biblical given name . The patriarch Jacob was given the name Israel ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל, Standard Yisraʾel Tiberian Yiśrāʾēl ; "Triumphant with God", "who prevails with God" ) after he wrestled with an angel ( Genesis 32:28 and 35:10) The name already occurs in Eblaite and Ugaritic texts as a common name. Commentators differ on the original literal meaning. Some say the name comes from the verb śarar ("to rule, be strong, have authority over"), thereby making the name mean "God rules" or "God judges". Other possible meanings include "the prince of God" (from the King James Version ) or " El fights/struggles". In Israel, the name " Israel Israeli " is sometimes used to mean someone whose name is unknown or unspecified. Israel was a common name among Assyrians till recent times. A famous Assyrian author is the Chaldean bishop Israel Audo , famous for authoring a book about the Assyrian Genocide .

Look up Israel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up ישראל in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Israel is a biblical given name . According to the biblical Book of Genesis the patriarch Jacob was given the name Israel ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל , Standard Yisraʾel Tiberian Yiśrāʾēl ) after he wrestled with the angel ( Genesis 32:28 and 35:10). The given name is already attested in Eblaite (𒅖𒊏𒅋, išrail ) and Ugaritic (𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍, yšrʾil ). Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of Genesis etymologizes the name with the root śarah "to rule, contend, have power, prevail over": שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים ( KJV : "a prince hast thou power with God"), but modern suggestions read the el as the subject, for a translation of " El /God rules/judges/struggles", "El fights/struggles". The name appears on the Merneptah Stele as 𓇌𓊃𓏤𓏤𓂋𓇋𓄿𓂋𓏤 (ysrỉꜣr), referring to a foreign group of people. In Jewish and Christian texts from the Greco-Egyptian area during Second Temple Judaism and beyond the name was understood to mean "a man seeing God" from the ʾyš (man) rʾh (to see) ʾel (God). Jacob's descendants came to be known as the Israelites , eventually forming the tribes of Israel and ultimately the kingdom of Israel , whence came the name of modern-day State of Israel . In Israel, the name " Israel Israeli " is sometimes used to mean someone whose name is unknown or unspecified. Israel was a common name among Chaldeans until recent times. A famous Chaldean author is Bishop Israel Audo [] , famous for authoring a book about the Chaldean Genocide . In Nazi Germany , male Jews who did not have "typically Jewish" given names were forced to add "Israel" as of January 1939. This decree was revoked by the Allies in 1945. Boyd, Bible dictionary , Ottenheimer Publishers, 1958 Michael G. OCLC 14814462 . : CS1 maint: date format ( link ) CS1 maint: others ( link )

Look up Israel or ישראל in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Israel ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל , Modern : Yīsraʾel , Tiberian : Yīsrāʾēl ) is a Hebrew-language masculine given name . According to the Book of Genesis , the name was bestowed upon Jacob after the incident in which he wrestled with the angel ( Genesis 32:28 and 35:10). The given name is already attested in Eblaite ( 𒅖𒊏𒅋 Išrail ) and Ugaritic ( 𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍 Yšrʾil ). Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. Referring to a foreign people, the name appears on the Merneptah Stele ( Ysrỉꜣr ), probably referring to the Israelites . In Jewish texts during the Second Temple period and beyond, as well as in Christian Greco-Egyptian texts, Israel was understood to mean "a man seeing God": from ʾyš (man) rʾh (to see) ʾel (God). Per the Bible , Jacob's descendants (the Twelve Tribes of Israel ) formed a national ethos and collectively established the Kingdom of Israel , whence came the name of the modern-day State of Israel . Boyd, Bible dictionary , Ottenheimer Publishers, 1958 Michael G. OCLC 14814462 . : CS1 maint: others ( link )

Look up Israel or ישראל in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Israel ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל , Modern : Yīsraʾel , Tiberian : Yīsrāʾēl ) is a masculine name of Hebrew origin.