Israel

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Gender Masculine
Usage Jewish, English, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Scripts יִשְׂרָאֵל(Hebrew) Ἰσραήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. IZ-ray-əl(English) IZ-ree-əl(English) eez-ra-EHL(Spanish)

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el) meaning "God contends", from the roots שָׂרָה (sarah) meaning "to contend, to fight" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.