What is the meaning of 'Israel' in the Bible?

(1) On December 24, 2010 at 12:21 pm Thamirlyousif [0] said:

The word ISRA EL: in Arabic ISRA means family ,peoples that have a father and a mother .El means GOD

So, to me the word ISRAEL : God's family

Does that make sense?

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