What does Israel mean?

Definitions for Israel
ˈɪz ri əl, -reɪ-is·rael

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sionnoun

    Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

  2. Israelnoun

    an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC

Wiktionary

  1. Israelnoun

    A nation that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.

  2. Israelnoun

    A name given to Jacob (Genesis 32:28).

  3. Israelnoun

  4. Israelnoun

    The State of Israel, a modern country in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean.

  5. Israelnoun

    The Land of Israel, a region that is roughly coextensive with the State of Israel.

  6. Israelnoun

    An ancient kingdom that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.

  7. Israelnoun

    An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah.

  8. Israelnoun

    The Jews, taken collectively.

  9. Israelnoun

    A male given name from Hebrew, notably borne by Jacob.

  10. Etymology: From Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, " Israel").[1][2] In the Bible, it is said to be from the name יִשְׂרֶה אֵל (yisré 'él) given to Jacob in Genesis 32:29, after which his descendants came to be known as Israelites and their land as the "kingdom/land of Israel". The personal name, already attested in Eblaite

Wikipedia

  1. Israel

    Israel (; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל; Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل‎), also known as the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economic and technological center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem has only partial recognition.Israel has evidence of the earliest migration of hominids out of Africa. Canaanite tribes are archaeologically attested since the Middle Bronze Age, while the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah emerged during the Iron Age. The Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed Israel around 720 BCE. Judah was later conquered by the Babylonian, Persian and Hellenistic empires and had existed as Jewish autonomous provinces. The successful Maccabean Revolt led to an independent Hasmonean kingdom by 110 BCE, which in 63 BCE however became a client state of the Roman Republic that subsequently installed the Herodian dynasty in 37 BCE, and in 6 CE created the Roman province of Judea. Judea lasted as a Roman province until the failed Jewish revolts resulted in widespread destruction, the expulsion of the Jewish population and the renaming of the region from Iudaea to Syria Palaestina. Jewish presence in the region has persisted to a certain extent over the centuries. In the 7th century CE, the Levant was taken from the Byzantine Empire by the Arabs and remained in Muslim control until the First Crusade of 1099, followed by the Ayyubid conquest of 1187. The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt extended its control over the Levant in the 13th century until its defeat by the Ottoman Empire in 1517. During the 19th century, national awakening among Jews led to the establishment of the Zionist movement in the diaspora followed by waves of immigration to Ottoman Syria and later Mandatory Palestine. In 1947, the United Nations (UN) adopted a Partition Plan for Palestine recommending the creation of independent Arab and Jewish states and an internationalized Jerusalem. The plan was accepted by the Jewish Agency, and rejected by Arab leaders. The following year, the Jewish Agency declared the independence of the State of Israel, and the subsequent 1948 Arab–Israeli War saw Israel's establishment over most of the former Mandate territory, while the West Bank and Gaza were held by neighboring Arab states. Israel has since fought several wars with Arab countries, and since the Six-Day War in 1967 held occupied territories including the West Bank, Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip (still considered occupied after the 2005 disengagement, although some legal experts dispute this claim). It extended its laws to the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, but not the West Bank. Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories is the world's longest military occupation in modern times. Efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have not resulted in a final peace agreement. However, peace treaties between Israel and both Egypt and Jordan have been signed. In its Basic Laws, Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state and the nation state of the Jewish people. The country has a liberal democracy (one of only two in the Middle East and North Africa region, the other being Tunisia), with a parliamentary system, proportional representation, and universal suffrage. The prime minister is head of government and the Knesset is the legislature. With a population of around 9 million as of 2019, Israel is a developed country and an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member, and has the 31st or 32nd-largest economy in the world by nominal gross domestic product (GDP). Israel has the highest standard of living in the Middle East, and ranks among the world's top countries by percentage of citizens with military training, percentage of citizens holding a tertiary education degree, research and development spending by GDP percentage, women's safety, life expectancy, innovativeness, and happiness.

ChatGPT

  1. Israel

    Israel is a Middle Eastern country located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel is considered the historic and cultural homeland of the Jewish people and is a significant religious, cultural, and political center. The country has a parliamentary democracy and is known for its diverse population, consisting of Jewish, Arab, and other minority groups. Israel has a complex history, including ancient biblical origins and a more recent establishment as a sovereign nation in 1948.

Wikidata

  1. Israel

    Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a parliamentary democracy in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea to the south, and it contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. In its Basic Laws Israel defines itself as a Jewish and Democratic State; it is the world's only Jewish-majority state. On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly recommended the adoption and implementation of the partition plan of Mandatory Palestine. On 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared "the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Israel, to be known as the State of Israel," a state independent upon the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine, 15 May 1948. Neighboring Arab armies invaded Palestine on the next day and fought the Israeli forces. Israel has since fought several wars with neighboring Arab states, in the course of which it has occupied the West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. It annexed portions of these territories, including East Jerusalem, but the border with the West Bank is disputed. Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, but efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have so far not resulted in peace.

Editors Contribution

  1. israelnoun

    The third person singular present to be in a Isle range of right ascension to the most radiant God in elevation. 0.) The Divined Name given to Jacob by the Most High. 1.) The Hebrew nation or people. According to tradition, they are descendants from the patriarch Jacob (also named Israel), whose twelve sons became founders of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel. 2.) The northern kingdom of the Hebrews (c.930-721 BC), formed after the reign of Solomon, whose inhabitants were carried away to captivity in Assyria. 3.) Yisrael 'is he that strives with God. Jerusalem; languages, Hebrew (official), Creole, English, and Arabic.

    Our Lord Israel baptized all nations with the truth in purification from the water.

    Etymology: John the Baptist


    Submitted by Tony_Elyon on November 28, 2023  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ISRAEL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Israel is ranked #3488 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Israel surname appeared 10,245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Israel.

    70% or 7,173 total occurrences were White.
    19.6% or 2,012 total occurrences were Black.
    4.5% or 468 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3.1% or 321 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.8% or 184 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 87 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Israel' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3077

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Israel' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4820

Anagrams for Israel »

  1. ariels

  2. realis

  3. resail

  4. sailer

  5. serial

  6. relais

  7. serail

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Israel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Israel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Israel in a Sentence

  1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    You cannot have your cake and eat it too. You cannot enjoy all worlds, live off all the rights in democratic Israel, which respects all its citizen rights, Arabs and Jews as one, and at the same time plot against the state. I ask you choose truth and coexistence.

  2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    We expect and call on the (Palestinian) Authority and its leader to act responsibly and accede to the proposal of the prime minister of Israel and enter into direct negotiations with Israel without preconditions.

  3. Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog:

    The painful truth is that after all the applause, Netanyahu is alone and Israel is isolated.

  4. Carly Fiorina:

    The questions you're asking are at the heart of the threat that we face, that our ally, Israel, faces, that the world faces. It is critically important that America lead again in the world. It is critically important that we have a leader in the White House who understands the world and who's in it and how it works.

  5. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    This is a terrorist attack. Israel takes firm action against terrorism, no matter who its perpetrators are.

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