Exodus 14:2:3Exod.14.2.W3TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-ra-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
el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ya-SHU-vu ve-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI PI ha-khi-ROT BEIN mig-DOL u-VEIN ha-YAM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ya-SHU-vu ve-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI PI ha-khi-ROT BEIN mig-DOL u-VEIN ha-YAM lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON nikh-KHO ta-kha-NU al-ha-YAM
Exegesis
The command opens with the Piel imperative daber {דַּבֵּר | dabbēr} ‘Speak’, addressed via el-benei yisrael {אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-benê yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the sons of Israel’.
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod-shin-resh
“he strives with God”
In context — Exodus 14:2
Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them turn back and encamp before Pi Hahiroth , between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon; opposite it, you shall encamp by the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:2, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ (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.14.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.2.W3.S1) and character.