Leviticus 1:2:3Lev.1.2.W3TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-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
el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM a-DAM ki-yak-RIV mi-KHEM kor-VAN la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM a-DAM ki-yak-RIV mi-KHEM kor-VAN la-ye-ho-VAH min-ha-be-HE-mah min-ha-ba-KAR u-min-ha-TSON tak-ri-VOO et-kor-van-KHEM
In context — Leviticus 1:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, "When a man brings an offering from among you to the LORD , from the livestock, from the herd, or from the flock, you shall bring your offering."
About this coordinate
Leviticus 1:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 1:2, 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 Lev.1.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.1.2.W3.S1) and character.