2 Kings 21:12:52 Kgs.21.12.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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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
Exegesis
The compound divine name YHWH Elohei Yisrael {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê yi-ṣra-ʾêl} establishes covenant authority.
In context — 2 Kings 21:12
Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah so that all who hear of it will have both ears tingle.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 21:12, 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 Kgs.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.12.W5.S1) and character.