1 Samuel 17:10:61 Sam.17.10.W6TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
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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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI a-NI khe-raf-TI ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI a-NI khe-raf-TI ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL ha-YOM ha-ZE te-NU-LI ISH ve-nil-la-kha-MA YA-khad
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the direct object followed by the construct noun maarkhot Yisra’el {מַעַרְכ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל | maʿarəkôṯ yiśrāʾēl} ‘battle lines of Israel.’
Root and etymology
s-r-’lshin–resh–aleph–lamed
“God prevails”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, “I have defied the battle lines of Israel this day. Give me a man, and let us fight together .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:10, 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.17.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.10.W6.S1) and character.