Exodus 1:13:4Exod.1.13.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
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
et-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-VI-du mits-RA-yim et-be-NE yis-ra-EL be-FA-rekh
Exegesis
The construct ʾet-bə-nê Yisrā’ēl {אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾet-bə-nê yiśrā’ēl} ‘sons of Israel’ serves as the direct object.
In context — Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel serve harshly .
About this coordinate
Exodus 1:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 1:13, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (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 Exod.1.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.13.W4.S1) and character.