2 Samuel 20:19:42 Sam.20.19.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
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-mu-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
a-NO-khi she-lu-ME e-mu-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
a-NO-khi she-lu-ME e-mu-NE yis-ra-EL a-TA me-vak-KESH le-ha-MIT IR ve-EM be-yis-ra-EL LA-ma te-val-LA na-kha-LAT ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct phrase shelumei emunai Yisrael {שְׁלֻמֵ֖י אֱמוּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | še-lū-mê ʾə-mū-nê yis-rā-ʼēl} links two participles defining identity within Israel.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to struggle, wrestle”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:19
I am one of the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 20:19, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (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.20.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.19.W4.S1) and character.