Isaiah 17:7:8Isa.17.7.W8TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“of Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
el-ke-DOSH yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-e-NA-yv el-ke-DOSH yis-ra-EL tir-e-NA
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yish-e ha-a-DAM al-o-SE-hu ve-e-NA-yv el-ke-DOSH yis-ra-EL tir-e-NA
Exegesis
The balanced clause ʾel qeḏōš yiśrāʾēl {אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʾel qe·ḏōš yiś·rā·ʾēl} underscores devotion to the Holy One of Israel.
In context — Isaiah 17:7
In that day, the man will look to his Maker , and his eyes will gaze upon the Holy One of Israel .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 17:7, 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 Isa.17.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.7.W8.S1) and character.