Isaiah 19:24:4Isa.19.24.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
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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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
yih-HE yis-ra-EL
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE yis-ra-EL she-li-shi-YA le-mits-ra-YIM u-le-a-SHUR
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE yis-ra-EL she-li-shi-YA le-mits-ra-YIM u-le-a-SHUR be-ra-KHA be-KE-rev ha-A-rets
Exegesis
Israel {יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | Yiśrāʾēl} functions as subject, followed by the substantive ordinal šəlîšîyyāh {שְׁלִישִׁיָּ֔ה | šəlîšîyyāh} ‘a third’, indicating shared status.
In context — Isaiah 19:24
In that day, Israel will be a third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 19:24, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (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.19.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.24.W4.S1) and character.