Israel
A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the MediterraneanA country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
» Israel is a very small country.
Israel ist ein sehr kleines Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Израиль - очень маленькая страна. — Selena777
Ізраїль — дуже маленька країна. — deniko
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
(countable, uncountable)A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.
(countable, historical, uncountable)An ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel.
(countable, historical, uncountable)An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah.
(countable, poetic, uncountable)The Jews as a people, taken collectively.
(countable, uncountable)A male given name from Hebrew.
Изра́ильIzráilʹ, Израи́лIzraíl, Исраэ́льIsraélʹ
A male given name from Hebrew.
(countable, uncountable)Another name for Jacob, notably after Genesis 32:28 and in later references.
(countable, uncountable)A surname.
(countable, uncountable)A barangay of Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
Examples
314 sentencesIsrael is a very small country.
Ізраїль — дуже маленька країна. — deniko
ruИзраиль - очень маленькая страна. — Selena777
deIsrael ist ein sehr kleines Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Israel is a developed country.
Ізраїль — розвинена країна. — deniko
ruИзраиль - развитая страна. — odexed
deIsrael ist ein Industriestaat. — Zaghawa
Israel should be wiped off the map.
Ізраїль має бути стертий з карти світу. — Ahha
ruИзраиль должен быть стёрт с карты мира. — Selena777
deIsrael soll von der Karte verschwinden. — Esperantostern
What do you know about Israel?
Що ти знаєш про Ізраїль? — deniko
ruЧто ты знаешь об Израиле? — marafon
deWas weißt du über Israel? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Israel is a racist liberal "democracy".
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient GreFrom Middle English Israel, from Old English, borrowed from Latin Israel, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”). 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 𒅖𒊏𒅋 (iš-ra-il) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍 (yšrỉl), has been variously translated as "he wrestles with God", "he prevails with God", or "God rules" (possibly from the same root ש־ר־ה/ש־ר־ר as שָׂרָה (“Sarah”)).
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