Hosea 8:14:2Hos.8.14.W2TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-KHAKH yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yish-KHAKH yis-ra-EL et-o-SE-hu va-yi-VEN he-kha-LOT vi-ye-hu-DA hir-BA a-RIM be-tsu-ROT
- sentence
va-yish-KHAKH yis-ra-EL et-o-SE-hu va-yi-VEN he-kha-LOT vi-ye-hu-DA hir-BA a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-shil-lakh-TI-ESH be-a-RAV ve-a-khe-LA ar-me-NO-te-ha
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to contend”
In context — Hosea 8:14
Israel has forgotten his Maker and has built palaces, and Judah has increased fortified cities; but I will send fire into his cities, and it will consume her strongholds.
About this coordinate
Hosea 8:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 8:14, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (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.8.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.8.14.W2.S1) and character.