Judges 20:14:8Judg.20.14.W8TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɔːˈʔeːl/
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
im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-TSET lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min min-he-a-RIM ha-giv-a-TA la-TSET lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Finally, ʿim b’nei yisrā’ēl {עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿim bĕ-nê yi-srā-’ēl} ‘with the sons of Israel’ designates opponents. This tightly ordered sequence underscores collective mobilization toward armed conflict, a hallmark of Hebrew narrative progression.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:14
And the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 20:14, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (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 Judg.20.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.14.W8.S1) and character.