Judges 20:7:4Judg.20.7.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɔˈʔeːl/
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-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
hi-NE khul-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
hi-NE khul-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL ha-VU la-KHEM da-VAR ve-ET-sa ha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the summons hineh {הִנֵּה | hi-nêh} ‘behold’, followed by the address kullekhem benei yisrael {כֻלְּכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | kul-lə-khem bə-nê yis-rā-ʼêl} ‘all of you, sons of Israel’, which emphasizes communal identity.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:7
Behold, all of you, sons of Israel, give here your word and counsel .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:7, 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.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.7.W4.S1) and character.