Exodus 14:25:11Exod.14.25.W11TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-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
mip-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod-shin-resh
“he strives with God”
In context — Exodus 14:25
And He removed the wheels of their chariots, so that they drove with difficulty. And Egypt said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 14:25, 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.14.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.25.W11.S1) and character.