2 Samuel 23:3:72 Sam.23.3.W7TAB
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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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
TSUR yis-ra-EL
- clause
a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL
- sentence
a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL mo-SHEL ba-a-DAM tsa-DIK mo-SHEL yir-AT e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
Two divine titles form a chiastic parallelism: Elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ’ĕlōhê yiśrāʼēl} ‘God of Israel’ and tsur Yisrael {צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל | ṣūr yiśrāʼēl} ‘Rock of Israel’, highlighting covenant fidelity and steadfastness. The structure moshel ba-adam tsaddiq moshel yirat Elohim arranges two paired clauses—‘one who rules over people is righteous’ and ‘one who rules in the fear of God’—emphasizing ethical integrity and reverent governance.
Root and etymology
ש–ר
“prince, chief”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has declared to me: “A ruler among men must be just, ruling in the fear of God .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 23:3, 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.23.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.3.W7.S1) and character.