Israel

Gender Masculine
Scripts יִשְׂרָאֵל (Hebrew) Pron. /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əl/ (English) /ˈɪz.ɹi.əl/ (English) /iz.ra.ˈel/ (Spanish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) meaning "God contends", from the roots שָׂרָה (sara) meaning "to contend, to fight" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" [2] [3] [4] . In the Old Testament, Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.

Related Names

Rootssara + ʾel
VariantsIser, Issur, Yisroel (Yiddish)
DiminutivesIsi, Issy, Izzy (English)
Other Languages & CulturesYisra'el (Biblical Hebrew) Israhel (Biblical Latin) Yisrael (Hebrew)
User SubmissionsIsraèl, Israël

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Name Days

Sweden: December 20

Images

Jacob wrestling the angel, in a detail from a fresco by Eugène Delacroix (1861)Jacob wrestling the angel, in a detail from a fresco by Eugène Delacroix (1861)
  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g2474, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g2474.
  2. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3478, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3478.
  3. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h8280, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h8280.
  4. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h410, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h410.

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