Deuteronomy 6:4:2Deut.6.4.W2PAT
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
- French
- Israël
- Spanish
- Israel
- Portuguese
- Israel
- German
- Israel
- Russian
- Израиль
- Arabic-Simplified
- إسرائيل
- Hindi
- इस्राएल
- Chinese-Simplified
- 以色列
- Korean
- 이스라엘
- Indonesian
- Israel
- Bengali
- ইসরায়েল
- Tagalog
- Israel
- Swahili
- Israeli
- Amharic
- እስራኤል
- Yoruba
- Israẹli
- Igbo
- Israel
- Twi
- Israel
- Ewe
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
יִשְׂ + רָ + אֵ֔ל
↓
yis + ra + el
↓
yisrael
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- sentence
she-MA yis-ra-EL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu Ye-ho-VAH EH-KHAD
In context — Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear Israel LORD our God LORD one
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 6:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 6:4, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (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 Deut.6.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.6.4.W2.S1) and character.