יִשְׂרָאֵל

Detailed Definition

• 1the second name for jacob given to him by god after his wrestling with the angel at peniel
• 2the name of the nation until the death of solomon and the split
• 3the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as judah
• 4the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of jacob
• 5the name of the nation after the return from exile