לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋

Yiserael

of Israel

The proper name Yisra'el, denoting: (1) the patriarch Jacob following the divine bestowal of this name; (2) the ethnic group descended from Jacob—i.e., the people collectively known as the Israelites; (3) at times, the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy; and (4) less commonly, as a designation for the land or polity associated with the Israelites. The term's semantic range includes individual (Jacob), group (Israelite tribes), political entity (kingdom), and land/territory.

H3479

Ezra 5:11 · Word #22

Lexicon H3479

Lemmaיִשְׂרָאֵל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
TransliterationYiserael
Strong'sH3479
DefinitionThe proper name Yisra'el, denoting: (1) the patriarch Jacob following the divine bestowal of this name; (2) the ethnic group descended from Jacob—i.e., the people collectively known as the Israelites; (3) at times, the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy; and (4) less commonly, as a designation for the land or polity associated with the Israelites. The term's semantic range includes individual (Jacob), group (Israelite tribes), political entity (kingdom), and land/territory.

Morphology AR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

Phraseof Israel

SIBI-P1 Translation H3479-01

to El-Contends

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ (to/for) + proper masculine singular name יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Rendering RationaleThe name is a theophoric compound built from שׂרה (to contend/strive/persist) and אל (God), likely meaning "El contends" or "God perseveres." The prefixed לְ is preserved as "to," and the proper name is rendered in a root-transparent form reflecting its verbal-theophoric structure.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to Yiserael

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to El-Contends
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