Exodus 14:19:7Exod.14.19.W7TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EHL
- 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
ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yis-SA mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ho-LEKH lif-NEI ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL va-YE-lekh me-a-kha-RE-hem
- sentence
va-yis-SA mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ho-LEKH lif-NEI ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL va-YE-lekh me-a-kha-RE-hem va-yis-SA am-MUD he-a-NAN mip-NEI-hem va-ya-a-MOD me-a-kha-RE-hem
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod-shin-resh
“he strives with God”
In context — Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the pillar of cloud also set out from before them and stood behind them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:19, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (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.14.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.19.W7.S1) and character.