1 Samuel 14:41:51 Sam.14.41.W5TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.raːˈʔeːl/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
Exegesis
The construct relationship elohei yisrael {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕ-lōhê Yisrāʾēl} expresses divine possession.
Root and etymology
Roots-r-h
“he strives with God”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:41
And Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, “Grant a complete verdict .” Then Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:41:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 14:41, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (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 Sam.14.41.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.41.W5.S1) and character.