2 Chronicles 17:4:92 Chr.17.4.W9TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ma-a-SE yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-LO ke-ma-a-SE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KI le-lo-HE a-VIV da-RASH u-ve-mits-vo-TAV ha-LAKH ve-LO ke-ma-a-SE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The negative comparison ke-ma’aseh Yisrael {כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל | kə-mā-ʿā-sê yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘like the practice of Israel’ contrasts his faithfulness with the prevailing behavior of the Northern kingdom.
Root and etymology
Rooty-ś-r
“God prevails”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:4
For he sought the God of his father and walked in His commandments, and not like the practice of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 17:4, 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 2 Chr.17.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.4.W9.S1) and character.