Ezekiel 19:1:5Ezek.19.1.W5TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɔːˈʔeːl/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-TA SA ki-NA el-ne-si-E yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} plus the construct nesi’ei Yisra’el {נְשִׂיאֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | nə-śî-ʾê yiś-rā-ʾêl} ‘princes of Israel’ identifies the object of mourning. The verb-object sequence emphasizes the active imperative. English word order is adjusted for clarity while retaining the prophetic action and construct relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootr-ʾ-l
“one who struggles with God”
In context — Ezekiel 19:1
And you are to lift up a lamentation over the princes of Israel .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 19:1, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (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 Ezek.19.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.1.W5.S1) and character.