Yisra'el <3478> - Hebrew Lexicon
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Word:larsy Yisra'el
Pronunciation:yis-raw-ale'
Origin:from 08280 and 0410, Greek 2474 Israhl
Source:
Kind:n pr m
In AV:Israel 2489, Israelites 16
Count:2505
Definition:
 Israel = "God prevails"

 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling
    with the angel at Peniel
 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
    2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
    2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of
        the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as
        Judah
    2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
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