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Lexicon :: Strong's G2474 - israēl

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Ἰσραήλ
Transliteration
israēl (Key)
Pronunciation
is-rah-ale'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)
mGNT
68x in 2 unique form(s) TR
70x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
2,461x in 1 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 3:356,372

Strong’s Definitions

Ἰσραήλ Israḗl, is-rah-ale'; of Hebrew origin (H3478); Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively):—Israel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x

The KJV translates Strong's G2474 in the following manner: Israel (70x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x
The KJV translates Strong's G2474 in the following manner: Israel (70x).

  1. Israel = "he shall be a prince of God"

    1. the name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name)

    2. the family or descendants of Israel, the nation of Israel

    3. Christians, the Israel of God (Gal 6:16), for not all those who draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i.e. are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰσραήλ Israḗl, is-rah-ale'; of Hebrew origin (H3478); Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively):—Israel.
STRONGS G2474:
Ἰσραήλ (Josephus, Ἰσραηλος, Ἰσραηλου), ὁ, indeclinable, (יִשְׂרָאֵל, from שָׂרָה and אֵל, wrestler with God, Genesis 32:28; Hosea 12:4, cf. Genesis 35:10), Israel, a name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name from Genesis 32:28 on): ὁ οἶκος Ἰσραήλ, the family or descendants of Israel, the race of Israel (A. V. the house of Israel), Matthew 10:6; Matthew 15:24; Acts 7:42 (Exodus 16:31; 1 Samuel 7:2, and often); οἱ υἱοί Ἰσραήλ the (sons, i. e. the children, the) posterity of Israel, Luke 1:16; Acts 5:21; Acts 7:23, 37; Romans 9:27; αἱ φυλαί τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; Revelation 7:4. By metonymy, for the posterity of Israel i. e. the Israelites (a name of especially honor because it made reference to the promises of salvation through the Messiah, which were given to Jacob in preference to Esau, and to be fulfilled to his posterity (see Ἰουδαῖος, b.)): Matthew 2:6; Matthew 8:10; Matthew 9:33; Luke 1:54, 68, 80; Acts 4:8 (R G); Ephesians 2:12; Romans 11:2, 7, 26, etc. (Exodus 5:2; Exodus 11:7, and often); ὁ λαός Ἰσραήλ, Acts 4:10, 27; γῆ Ἰσραήλ i. e. Palestine ((1 Samuel 13:19, etc.)), Matthew 2:20f; βασιλεύς Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 27:42; John 1:49 (50); ἡ ἐλπίς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ Acts 28:20; ὁ Ἰσραήλ τοῦ Θεοῦ (genitive of possession), i. e. Christians, Galatians 6:16; ὁ Ἰσραήλ κατά σάρκα, Israelites by birth, i. e. Jews, 1 Corinthians 10:18; in an emphatic sense, οὐ γάρ πάντες οἱ ἐξ Ἰσραήλ κτλ., for not all those that draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i. e. are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation, Romans 9:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
32:28; 32:28; 35:10
Exodus
5:2; 11:7; 16:31
1 Samuel
7:2; 13:19
Hosea
12:4
Matthew
2:6; 2:20; 8:10; 9:33; 10:6; 15:24; 19:28; 27:42
Luke
1:16; 1:54; 1:68; 1:80; 22:30
John
1:49
Acts
4:8; 4:10; 4:27; 5:21; 7:23; 7:37; 7:42; 28:20
Romans
9:6; 9:27; 11:2; 11:7; 11:26
1 Corinthians
10:18
Galatians
6:16
Ephesians
2:12
Revelation
7:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2474 matches the Greek Ἰσραήλ (israēl),
which occurs 68 times in 66 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6 - “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:21 - And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:10 - When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel[fn] have I found such faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:33 - And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:6 - but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:24 - He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 - so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,[fn] when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:9 - Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:29 - Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:16 - And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:54 - He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:68

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:68 - “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 - And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:25 - Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:32 - a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory to your people Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - And there were many lepers[fn] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:9 - When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:21 - But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:31 - I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:10 - Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:13 - So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 - So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:36 - Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:10 - let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 - for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:21 - And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:31 - God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 - “When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:37 - This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:
“‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices,
during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:36 - As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:17 - The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:23 - Of this man’s offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:6 - But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:27 - And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel[fn] be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:31 - but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[fn] did not succeed in reaching that law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:19 - But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says,
“I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation;
with a foolish nation I will make you angry.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:21 - But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”

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