Exodus 19:2:9Exod.19.2.W9TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
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
va-yi-KHAN-sham yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yi-KHAN-sham yis-ra-EL NE-ged ha-HAR
- sentence
va-yis-U meh-re-fi-DIM va-ya-VO-U mid-BAR see-NAI va-ya-kha-NU ba-mid-BAR va-yi-KHAN-sham yis-ra-EL NE-ged ha-HAR
Exegesis
The singular wayyiqtol in vay yichansham {וַיִּֽחַן־שָׁ֥ם | way·yi·ḥan šām} ‘and he camped there’ with Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·ʾēl} as subject emphasizes collective unity.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–resh–heh
“to strive”
In context — Exodus 19:2
They journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there facing the mountain .
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 19:2, 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.19.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.2.W9.S1) and character.