כְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
𐤊/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
Yiserael
like Israel
A personal name meaning 'El (God) perseveres' or 'El contends.' Primarily denotes the eponymous ancestor Jacob after his theophoric renaming (Gen 32:29), and, by extension, the collective group descended from him—the Israelite people. In broader contexts, it refers to the entire body politic of the Israelites, to their territory, or to the national entity in the historical periods up to and including the divided monarchy. In later texts, it may be used poetically or symbolically for the faithful segment of the people, or for the land associated with them.
2 Samuel 7:23 · Word #3
Lexicon H3478
| Lemma | יִשְׂרָאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Yiserael |
| Strong's | H3478 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'El (God) perseveres' or 'El contends.' Primarily denotes the eponymous ancestor Jacob after his theophoric renaming (Gen 32:29), and, by extension, the collective group descended from him—the Israelite people. In broader contexts, it refers to the entire body politic of the Israelites, to their territory, or to the national entity in the historical periods up to and including the divided monarchy. In later texts, it may be used poetically or symbolically for the faithful segment of the people, or for the land associated with them. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | like Israel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3478-02
as El-contends
| Morphological Notes | Preposition כְּ ("as/like") prefixed to proper masculine singular name יִשְׂרָאֵל. |
| Rendering Rationale | The prefixed כְּ means "as/like," attached to the proper name יִשְׂרָאֵל, whose root meaning is "El contends" or "El perseveres." Rendering it "as El-contends" preserves both the comparative prefix and the root-based sense of the name rather than treating it as a mere ethnic label. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
like Yiserael
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Yisraʾel |