2 Samuel 19:42:52 Sam.19.42.W5TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:43
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
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
AL-ISH yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
Exegesis
The parallel nominal phrases kol-’îš Yehû-dāh {כָ֠ל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֞ה | kol-’îš Yehû-dāh} “all the men of Judah” and ‘al-’îš Yiś-rā-’ēl {עַל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | ‘al-’îš Yiś-rā-’ēl} “to the men of Israel” set speakers and addressees.
Root and etymology
y-š-ryod–shin–resh
“straight, right”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:42
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to us . Why are you angry about our bringing back the king? Have we eaten any of the king’s food or received anything for ourselves?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 19:42, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (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 Sam.19.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.42.W5.S1) and character.