2 Chronicles 6:4:52 Chr.6.4.W5TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
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
e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER di-BER be-FI-v ET da-VID a-VI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER di-BER be-FI-v ET da-VID a-VI u-ve-ya-DAV mi-LE le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct chain YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | YHWH} + Elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl} establishes the covenant relationship between God and Israel.
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:4
And he said, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , who spoke by His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it by His hands, saying:”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 6:4, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (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.6.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.4.W5.S1) and character.