Leviticus 25:2:3Lev.25.2.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 KI ta-VO-u el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM KI ta-VO-u el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM ve-shav-TA ha-A-rets sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative dabbēr {דַּבֵּר | dăb-bēr} introduces a direct command addressed via ʾĕl-bə-nē yi-srā-ʾēl {אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕl bə-nē yi-srā-ʾēl}.
In context — Leviticus 25:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When you enter the land which I am giving to you, then the land shall rest—a sabbath to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 25:2, 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.25.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.2.W3.S1) and character.