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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יִשְׂרָאֵל:

Glossary entries

Jacob Jeshurun Israel (Person) Israelite Jesurun

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,506 total
  1. 1 Kings 18:36וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · and Israel; בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · in Israel
    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  2. 1 Kings 19:10יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  3. 1 Kings 19:14יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  4. 1 Kings 19:16יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · Israel
    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  5. 1 Kings 19:18בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · in Israel
    Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
  6. 1 Kings 20:2יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of Israel
    Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
  7. 1 Kings 20:4יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ · of Israel
    And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
  8. 1 Kings 20:7יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ · of Israel
    Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
  9. 1 Kings 20:11יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ · of Israel
    And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
  10. 1 Kings 20:13יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ · of Israel
    Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  11. 1 Kings 20:15יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
    So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
  12. 1 Kings 20:20יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · with the Israelites
    …and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
  13. 1 Kings 20:21יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.
  14. 1 Kings 20:22יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
  15. 1 Kings 20:26יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · Israel
    In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
  16. 1 Kings 20:27יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל; יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
    The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
  17. 1 Kings 20:28יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ · of Israel
    Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  18. 1 Kings 20:29יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל
    For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
  19. 1 Kings 20:31יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
  20. 1 Kings 20:32יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
  21. 1 Kings 20:40יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל · of Israel
    But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”
  22. 1 Kings 20:41יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
  23. 1 Kings 20:43יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל · of Israel
    Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
  24. 1 Kings 21:7יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · Israel
    But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
  25. 1 Kings 21:18יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of Israel
    “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
  26. 1 Kings 21:21בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · in Israel
    This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.
  27. 1 Kings 21:22יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · and caused Israel
    I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’
  28. 1 Kings 21:26יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס
    He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
  29. 1 Kings 22:1יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ · and Israel
    Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
  30. 1 Kings 22:2יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ · of Israel
    However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
  31. 1 Kings 22:3יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
    …who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
  32. 1 Kings 22:4יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
  33. 1 Kings 22:5יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל · of Israel
    But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
  34. 1 Kings 22:6יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל · of Israel
    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  35. 1 Kings 22:8יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ · of Israel
    The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
  36. 1 Kings 22:9יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
  37. 1 Kings 22:10יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל · of Israel
    Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
  38. 1 Kings 22:17יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ · Israel
    So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
  39. 1 Kings 22:18יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of Israel
    Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
  40. 1 Kings 22:26יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
  41. 1 Kings 22:29יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל · of Israel
    So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
  42. 1 Kings 22:30יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל · of Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
  43. 1 Kings 22:31יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of Israel
    Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
  44. 1 Kings 22:32יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל · of Israel
    When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
  45. 1 Kings 22:33יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל · of Israel
    And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
  46. 1 Kings 22:34יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל · of Israel
    However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”