Israel name - Meaning of Israel
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- IZ-ray-əl (English) , IZ-ree-əl (English)
- Israel Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended". 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. Israel is derived from two Hebrew words - "sarah", which means "to struggle or to rule", and "el", which means "God or all powerful". The Hebrew version of the name is "Yisrael". In the Bible, Jacob was renamed Israel by God after his struggle with God.
Israel Related Names
Variants: Iser, Issur, Sroel (Yiddish), Yisra'el (Hebrew)
Diminutives: Issy, Izzy (English)
Other Languages: Yisra'el (Biblical Hebrew), Israhel (Biblical Latin)
Israel Celebrities
Israel Alcantara - baseball player, Israel Castro - soccer player, Israel Houghton - musician, Israel Sanchez - baseball player, Israel Sesay - soccer player,
