Daniel 1:3:8Dan.1.3.W8TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.ra.ˈʔeːl/
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
mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- clause
le-ha-VI mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-miz-ZE-RA ha-me-lu-KHAA u-min-ha-par-teh-MEEM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh le-ash-pe-NAZ RAV sa-ri-SAV le-ha-VI mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-miz-ZE-RA ha-me-lu-KHAA u-min-ha-par-teh-MEEM
Exegesis
Three sequential prepositional phrases—mibnei Yisrael {מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | mib-bə-nê yis-ra-ʾel} 'from the sons of Israel', u-mizera hamelukhah {וּמִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה | û-miz-ze-raʿ ham-mə-lu-khāh} 'and from the royal seed', u-min hapartemim {וּמִן־הַפַּרְתְּמִים | û-min hap-par-te-mîm} 'and from the nobles'—specify the groups. The Hebrew sequence of noun phrases is rendered in English as a clear list to preserve hierarchy and scope.
Root and etymology
ś-r-rShin-Resh-Resh
“chief, leader”
In context — Daniel 1:3
The king directed Ashpenaz , chief of his eunuchs , to bring some from among the Israelites, including those from the royal line and the noble class.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 1:3, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (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 Dan.1.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.3.W8.S1) and character.