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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl · Hebrew · Strong's H3478 · 2506 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “israel”
What it means
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H410 (אֵל); he will rule as God;
How the KJV renders it
israel
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Answers that weigh this word
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
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- Should Christians pray to saints?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
Where it appears
2506 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 1:34 · HC/Np
Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1 Chronicles 1:43 · HNp
Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1 Chronicles 2:1 · HNp
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
1 Chronicles 2:7 · HNp
The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
1 Chronicles 4:10 · HNp
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.
1 Chronicles 5:1 · HNp
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright.
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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.