Hosea 13:9:2Hos.13.9.W2TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jis.raːˈʔeːl/
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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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- clause
shi-KHET-kha yis-ra-EL
- sentence
shi-KHET-kha yis-ra-EL KI-VI ve-EZ-re-kha
Exegesis
The direct vocative Yisra'el {יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś-rā-ʾēl} heightens the accusation by naming the covenant community being addressed.
In context — Hosea 13:9
It has ruined you, O Israel, for you are against Me—against your Help.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 13:9, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (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 Hos.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.9.W2.S1) and character.