יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis.ra.elIsraelHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2,506 occurrences34 books2,231 verses
This is the name of Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes.
Definition
from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Traditional renderings: Israel.
Traditional renderings: Israel.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יִשְׂרָאֵל:
- ἸσραήλIsraēl“Israel”99%
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2,506 total
- 2 Samuel 3:21יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל · IsraelThen Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
- 2 Samuel 3:37יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelSo on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
- 2 Samuel 3:38בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · in IsraelThen the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
- 2 Samuel 4:1יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelNow when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
- 2 Samuel 5:1יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל · of IsraelThen all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- 2 Samuel 5:2יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · [them]Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
- 2 Samuel 5:3יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל · of Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ · IsraelSo all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
- 2 Samuel 5:5יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelIn Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- 2 Samuel 5:12יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס · IsraelAnd David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
- 2 Samuel 5:17יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · IsraelWhen the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
- 2 Samuel 6:1בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of IsraelDavid again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all.
- 2 Samuel 6:5יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל · of IsraelDavid and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
- 2 Samuel 6:15יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel…while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.
- 2 Samuel 6:19יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ · of IsraelThen he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each to his own home.
- 2 Samuel 6:20יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל · of IsraelWhen David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
- 2 Samuel 6:21יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · IsraelBut David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
- 2 Samuel 7:6יִשְׂרָאֵל֙For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
- 2 Samuel 7:7יִשְׂרָאֵל֒; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל; יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelIn all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
- 2 Samuel 7:8יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · IsraelNow then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
- 2 Samuel 7:10לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל · IsraelAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
- 2 Samuel 7:11יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · Israel…and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
- 2 Samuel 7:23כְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · IsraelAnd who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
- 2 Samuel 7:24יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀ · IsraelFor You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
- 2 Samuel 7:26יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · Israel…so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
- 2 Samuel 7:27יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל · of IsraelFor You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
- 2 Samuel 8:15יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · IsraelThus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- 2 Samuel 10:9בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל · men of IsraelWhen Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
- 2 Samuel 10:15יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · IsraelWhen the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.
- 2 Samuel 10:17יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ · IsraelWhen this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
- 2 Samuel 10:18יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ · IsraelBut the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
- 2 Samuel 10:19יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelWhen all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
- 2 Samuel 11:1יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל · of IsraelIn the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 11:11וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל · and IsraelUriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
- 2 Samuel 12:7יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל · of Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · IsraelThen Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
- 2 Samuel 12:8יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of IsraelI gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.
- 2 Samuel 12:12יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelYou have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
- 2 Samuel 13:12בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · in Israel“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
- 2 Samuel 13:13בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · in IsraelWhere could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
- 2 Samuel 14:25יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · IsraelNow there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
- 2 Samuel 15:2יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of IsraelHe would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
- 2 Samuel 15:6יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · the Israelites; יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ · of IsraelAbsalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.