Judges 20:29:2Judg.20.29.W2TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɑˈʔeːl/
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
va-YA-sem yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YA-sem yis-ra-EL o-re-VIM el-ha-giv-A sa-VIV
Exegesis
The subject Yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | Yiśrāʾēl} ‘Israel’ governs the participle ʾorəvīm {אֹרְבִים | ʾorəvīm} ‘ambushers’, emphasizing their readiness.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:29
And Israel set ambushers around Gibeah on every side.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:29, 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 Judg.20.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.29.W2.S1) and character.