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Israel - which we get from the Greek, is originally in the Hebrew, "Yisrael".
Yisrael means, quite literally, "He has striven with God," or "He has been saved by God," based on which translation of "sra" was meant to be used.
"Yi", in the Hebrew, is the masculine form "he". "Sra", in the Hebrew, comes from the Semitic root "Sry", which means "to strive or to save." The word "El," in the Hebrew, is a form of the word for God.When you see 'el' in any Hebrew name, it is a form of the word for God. See other names such as Ishmael (God has heard), Michael (Who is like God), and Daniel (My judge is God).
To better understand which meaning of Sra we are to use, we need to understand the origin of the name Israel. The origins came from Genesis chapter 32 where Jacob struggles with a man all night long until he is blessed. The man asks Jacob's name, then tells him that his name is no longer Jacob, but Israel, because he has striven with God and with man. (Genesis 32:28)
Therefore, we can definitively say that the word 'Israel', based on the Bible, means "He has striven with God."Jacob (now Israel) became the father of the nation of Israel through his twelve sons - which is why you may hear the phrase, "Children of Israel" referring to the nation itself.
The suffix 'el' (God) indicates this is a theophoric name, of a type fairly common in the northern kingdom and occasionally also in the southern kingdom. The precise original meaning of the name Yisra'el is unclear:
It is usually mistranslated as "He strives (or Will strive) with God." However, the name Elohim is generic and often refers to lesser authorities such as judges (Exodus ch.21) or angels (Job 38:7); and that is the case here too (Genesis 32:29), as stated explicitly (Hosea 12:5). The actual translation is "He will strive (struggle) with the mighty," which includes angels, powerful nations, etc.
God sent a mysterious messenger to wrestle with Jacob one night (Genesis 32:25). Tradition states that it was an angel in human form; the guardian angel of Esau (Rashi commentary, quoting the Midrash). The angel's task was to attempt to spiritually blind Jacob (K'li Yakar commentary, ibid), but Jacob prevailed (Genesis 32:26-29), and because of that, he was renamed Israel. At first the angel conferred the new name (Genesis 32:29), and later, God also did (Genesis 35:9-12).See also the Related Link.
Jacob, who was also named Israel, was the father after whom the nation was named. The twelve tribes of Israel were named after his twelve sons.
Hosea from the Bible lived in the Northern Kingdom. Hosea was a prophet and his book in the Bible was about the sins of Israel.
Jehu was a character in the Bible. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, and he was also the tenth king of Israel.
Saul means guardian hi and hello in every language except English
According to the Bible, at 1 Kings 16:31, Jezebel was married to a king of the nation of Israel named Ahab who reigned in the tenth century BC.
The term 'giraffe' is not in the Bible and generally speaking the animal is not in the area of Israel and therefore was probably unknown to the writers.
It depends entirely on which battle you are talking about. Israel had MANY battles in the Bible.
In the bible, Solomon was the king of Israel.
The phrase "children of Israel" appears in 604 verses of the KJV bible.
Jacob from the bible but his name was changed to israel
This is from the Good News Bible and I think the meaning is clearer: 1Ch 18:14 David ruled over all Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly.
In Israel. Or in the back of the Bible if it's an Adventure Bible TM
The Bible.
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ארץ, land, can refer to the Earth, to any given country (in context), or to the land of Israel.
(Referring to modern Israel): Israelis. (Referring to the Children of Israel of The Bible): Jews.