Leviticus 23:2:3Lev.23.2.W3TAB

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

yisrael

Israel

Transliteration
yis-ra-EL
Extended
yihs-rah-EHL
IPA
/jisraˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
Israel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יִשְׂ + רָ + אֵל֙
yis + ra + el
yisrael

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    yis-ra-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh

  4. sentence

    da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase el bene yisra’el {אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel bə-nē yiśrāʾēl} specifies the audience.

In contextLeviticus 23:2

Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “The appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , are My appointed times.”

About this coordinate

Leviticus 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:2, 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.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.2.W3.S1) and character.