Joshua 18:2:3Josh.18.2.W3TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-raa-EIL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
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
- phraseyour reading level
biv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM shiv-AH shva-TIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bivnei Yisrael {בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | biv·nē yîs·rā·ʾēl} ‘among the sons of Israel’ specifies the group.
Root and etymology
RootShin, Resh, Heh
“to strive, contend”
In context — Joshua 18:2
And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 18:2, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (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 Josh.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.2.W3.S1) and character.