1 Chronicles 15:14:81 Chr.15.14.W8TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɑːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-kad-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain YHWH elohê yiśrāʾēl {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | YHWH ʾelōhê yiśrāʾēl} ‘the LORD, the God of Israel’ foregrounds covenant identity by placing the personal name before the generic title.
Root and etymology
s-rshin–resh
“prince, chief”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:14
So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 15:14, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yisrael) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.14.W8.S1) and character.