2 Kings 17:21:22 Kgs.17.21.W2TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
yisreel
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-re-EL
- Extended
- yihs-reh-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-re-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ka-RA yis-re-EL
- clause
ki-ka-RA yis-re-EL me-AL BET da-VID va-yam-li-KHU et-ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT
- sentence
ki-ka-RA yis-re-EL me-AL BET da-VID va-yam-li-KHU et-ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT ve-ye-DA va-yad-DAKH ya-ra-vAM et-yis-re-EL me-a-kha-RE ye-ho-VAH ve-he-khe-ti-AM kha-ta-A ge-do-LA
In context — 2 Kings 17:21
For Israel tore away from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to sin.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:21, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yisreel) 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 Kgs.17.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.21.W2.S1) and character.