יִשְׂרָאֵל yisrael

Hebrew word for “Israel” · Strong’s H3478 · used 2,505 times in 2,230 verses

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Meaning

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26;

How it is translated

Glosses given for yisrael in context, with how often each is used:

• israel 2,488
• against israel 8
• among israel 4
• over israel 3
• like israel 1
• belonged to israel 1

Where it is used

Also in 22 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Judges 20 (34), 1 Kings 8 (29), 1 Kings 22 (24), Joshua 10 (20), 2 Chronicles 6 (19), 1 Kings 20 (18), 2 Kings 15 (18), 2 Chronicles 18 (17), Judges 11 (16), 2 Kings 13 (16)

Forms

• ישׂראל 2,259
• בישׂראל 119
• לישׂראל 50
• וישׂראל 33
• מישׂראל 32
• ולישׂראל 6
• ובישׂראל 3
• ומישׂראל 2
• כישׂראל 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with yisrael more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 193
• מֹשֶׁה mosheh “Moses” 168
• כֹּה koh “thus” 150
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 156
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 163
• אָב av “father” 160
• דָּבָר davar “word” 165
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 150
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 151
• דָּוִד david “David” 138
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 152
• זֶה zeh “this” 136

Key verses

The verses using yisrael that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 1 Samuel 2:30 — Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be…
• 1 Kings 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew…
• Psalms 80:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest…
• Isaiah 12:6 — Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
• Isaiah 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;…
• Isaiah 44:6 — Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
• Isaiah 49:6 — And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give…
• Jeremiah 31:33 — But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write…
• Hosea 3:5 — Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
• Hosea 11:8 — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned…
• Micah 5:2 — But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.