Judges 20:22:4Judg.20.22.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-raa-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
ISH yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-kha-ZEK ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL va-yo-SI-fu la-a-ROKH mil-kha-MA ba-ma-KOM a-sher-a-re-KHU SHAM ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON
Exegesis
The distributive phrase ish yisrael {אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | ʾîš yiś-rā-ʾêl} emphasizes each individual within Israel.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:22
And the people of Israel strengthened themselves, each man, and they again prepared for battle in the place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:22, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (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.20.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.22.W4.S1) and character.