Joshua 22:9:10Josh.22.9.W10TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-raa-EHL
- 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-shi-LO a-SHER be-E-retz-ke-na-AN
- sentence
va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-shi-LO a-SHER be-E-retz-ke-na-AN la-le-KHET el-E-retz hag-gil-AD el-E-retz a-khu-za-TAM a-SHER no-a-kha-ZU-VAH al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh
Root and etymology
YSRyod–shin–resh
“to strive or prevail”
In context — Joshua 22:9
So the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the people of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and went to Gilead, to the territory they possessed by the command of the LORD through Moses.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 22:9, 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.22.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.9.W10.S1) and character.