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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
2,448x 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 30 times in 27 verses in 'Amo' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 - The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he [fn]envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:6 - Thus says the LORD,
“For three transgressions of Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11 - “Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your young men to be Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:1 - Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire [fn]family which [fn]He brought up from the land of Egypt:

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:12 - Thus says the LORD,
“Just as the shepherd [fn]snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be [fn]snatched away—
With the corner of a bed and the [fn]cover of a couch!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 - “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off
And they will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:5 - “[fn]Offer a thank offering also from that which is leavened,
And proclaim freewill offerings, make them known.
For so you love to do, you sons of Israel,”
Declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:12 - “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to meet your God, O Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:1 - Hear this word which I take up for you as a dirge, O house of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:2 - She has fallen, she will not rise again—
The virgin Israel.
She lies neglected on her land;
There is none to raise her up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:3 - For thus says the Lord [fn]GOD,
“The city which goes forth a thousand strong
Will have a hundred left,
And the one which goes forth a hundred strong
Will have ten left to the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:4 - For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel,
“Seek Me that you may live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:6 - “Seek the LORD that you may live,
Or He will break forth like a fire, [fn]O house of Joseph,
And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:25 - “[fn]Did you present Me with sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,
The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:14 - “For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you,
O house of Israel,” declares the LORD God of hosts,
“And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath
To the brook of the Arabah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:8 - The LORD said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“Behold I am about to put a plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will [fn]spare them no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 - “The high places of Isaac will be desolated
And the sanctuaries of Israel laid waste.
Then I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:10 - Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:11 - “For thus Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:15 - “But the LORD took me from [fn]following the flock and the LORD said to me, ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:16 - “Now hear the word of the LORD: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you [fn]speak against the house of Isaac.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:17 - “Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die [fn]upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:2 - He said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will [fn]spare them no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:7 - “Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me,
O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD.
“Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt,
And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:9 - “For behold, I am commanding,
And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a [fn]kernel will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:14 - “Also I will restore the [fn]captivity of My people Israel,
And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.
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