Israel (
Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל,
Modern: Yīsraʾel,
Tiberian: Yīsrāʾēl) is a Hebrew-language masculine
given name. According to the
Book of Genesis, the name was bestowed upon
Jacob after the incident in which
he wrestled with the angel (
Genesis 32:28 and 35:10). The given name is already attested in
Eblaite (𒅖𒊏𒅋Išrail) and
Ugaritic (𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍Yšrʾil).[4]: 195 Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of the Book of Genesis etymologizes the name with the verb śarah (שָׂרָה, "to rule, contend, have power, prevail over"):[5]שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים (
KJV: "a prince hast thou power with
God") Modern scholars read the el as the subject, for a translation of "
El (Mighty One) persists/rules/shines forth/contends,"[6] or "El fights/struggles", and less often, readings with the adjective "just, right", "El (God) heals", "El judges" or "May El judge".[7]
Referring to a foreign people, the name appears on the
Merneptah Stele (
Egyptian: 𓇌𓊃𓏤𓏤𓂋𓇋𓄿𓂋𓏤Ysrỉꜣr), probably referring to the
Israelites.
In Jewish texts during the
Second Temple period and beyond, as well as in Christian
Greco-Egyptian texts, Israel was understood to mean "a man seeing God": from ʾyš (man) rʾh (to see) ʾel (God).[8]
^Wenham, Gordon (1994). Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 2: Genesis 16–50. Dallas, Texas: Word Books. pp. 296–97.
^The Old Testament pseudepigrapha, Volume 2. Charlesworth, James H. London: Darton, Longman & Todd. 1983–1985. p. 703.
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Israel (
Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל,
Modern: Yīsraʾel,
Tiberian: Yīsrāʾēl) is a Hebrew-language masculine
given name. According to the
Book of Genesis, the name was bestowed upon
Jacob after the incident in which
he wrestled with the angel (
Genesis 32:28 and 35:10). The given name is already attested in
Eblaite (𒅖𒊏𒅋Išrail) and
Ugaritic (𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍Yšrʾil).[4]: 195 Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of the Book of Genesis etymologizes the name with the verb śarah (שָׂרָה, "to rule, contend, have power, prevail over"):[5]שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים (
KJV: "a prince hast thou power with
God") Modern scholars read the el as the subject, for a translation of "
El (Mighty One) persists/rules/shines forth/contends,"[6] or "El fights/struggles", and less often, readings with the adjective "just, right", "El (God) heals", "El judges" or "May El judge".[7]
Referring to a foreign people, the name appears on the
Merneptah Stele (
Egyptian: 𓇌𓊃𓏤𓏤𓂋𓇋𓄿𓂋𓏤Ysrỉꜣr), probably referring to the
Israelites.
In Jewish texts during the
Second Temple period and beyond, as well as in Christian
Greco-Egyptian texts, Israel was understood to mean "a man seeing God": from ʾyš (man) rʾh (to see) ʾel (God).[8]
^Wenham, Gordon (1994). Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 2: Genesis 16–50. Dallas, Texas: Word Books. pp. 296–97.
^The Old Testament pseudepigrapha, Volume 2. Charlesworth, James H. London: Darton, Longman & Todd. 1983–1985. p. 703.
ISBN0232516278.
OCLC14814462.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (
link)
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.