Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2474 - israēl

Choose a new font size and typeface
Ἰσραήλ
Transliteration
israēl (Key)
Pronunciation
is-rah-ale'
Listen
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)
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 2,448 times in 2,179 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 44 (Gen 32:28–Exo 3:10)

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:28 - Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[fn] because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:32 - Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:20 - There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:7 - Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[fn] Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:10 - God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[fn] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[fn]” So he named him Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:31 - These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - and Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them.” “Very well,” he replied.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:14 - So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. When Joseph arrived at Shechem,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:5 - So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:6 - Israel asked, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:8 - Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:11 - Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:21 - So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:28 - And Israel said, “I’m convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:1 - So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:2 - And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:5 - Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:8 - These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father[fn] and wept for a long time.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:30 - Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:31 - “Swear to me,” he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:2 - When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:8 - When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:11 - Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:13 - And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them close to him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:20 - He blessed them that day and said, “In your[fn] name will Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:21 - Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you[fn] and take you[fn] back to the land of your[fn] fathers.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:2 - “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16 - “Dan[fn] will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed[fn] limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:2 - Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:25 - And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:1 - These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:9 - “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:13 - and worked them ruthlessly.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:11 - One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23 - During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:25 - So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:9 - And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:10 - So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

Search Results Continued...

1. Currently on page 1/44 (Gen 32:28–Exo 3:10) Gen 32:28–Exo 3:10

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Exo 3:11–Exo 12:51

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Exo 13:2–Exo 24:4

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Exo 24:5–Exo 40:36

5. LOAD PAGE 5 Exo 40:38–Lev 24:8

6. LOAD PAGE 6 Lev 24:10–Num 8:6

7. LOAD PAGE 7 Num 8:9–Num 16:38

8. LOAD PAGE 8 Num 16:40–Num 23:21

9. LOAD PAGE 9 Num 23:23–Num 33:3

10. LOAD PAGE 10 Num 33:5–Deu 24:7

11. LOAD PAGE 11 Deu 25:6–Jos 5:3

12. LOAD PAGE 12 Jos 5:4–Jos 10:32

13. LOAD PAGE 13 Jos 10:34–Jos 22:21

14. LOAD PAGE 14 Jos 22:22–Jdg 4:24

15. LOAD PAGE 15 Jdg 5:2–Jdg 11:19

16. LOAD PAGE 16 Jdg 11:20–Jdg 20:30

17. LOAD PAGE 17 Jdg 20:31–1Sa 7:3

18. LOAD PAGE 18 1Sa 7:4–1Sa 14:47

19. LOAD PAGE 19 1Sa 14:48–1Sa 29:11

20. LOAD PAGE 20 1Sa 30:25–2Sa 12:7

21. LOAD PAGE 21 2Sa 12:8–2Sa 23:3

22. LOAD PAGE 22 2Sa 23:9–1Ki 8:66

23. LOAD PAGE 23 1Ki 9:5–1Ki 16:29

24. LOAD PAGE 24 1Ki 16:33–1Ki 22:20

25. LOAD PAGE 25 1Ki 22:26–2Ki 7:14

26. LOAD PAGE 26 2Ki 8:12–2Ki 14:28

27. LOAD PAGE 27 2Ki 14:29–2Ki 21:9

28. LOAD PAGE 28 2Ki 21:12–1Ch 16:40

29. LOAD PAGE 29 1Ch 17:5–1Ch 29:25

30. LOAD PAGE 30 1Ch 29:26–2Ch 11:1

31. LOAD PAGE 31 2Ch 11:13–2Ch 21:13

32. LOAD PAGE 32 2Ch 23:2–2Ch 34:9

33. LOAD PAGE 33 2Ch 34:21–Neh 7:7

34. LOAD PAGE 34 Neh 7:61–Psa 105:23

35. LOAD PAGE 35 Psa 106:48–Isa 17:3

36. LOAD PAGE 36 Isa 17:6–Isa 48:1

37. LOAD PAGE 37 Isa 48:2–Jer 16:14

38. LOAD PAGE 38 Jer 16:15–Jer 50:19

39. LOAD PAGE 39 Jer 50:20–Eze 13:2

40. LOAD PAGE 40 Eze 13:4–Eze 29:16

41. LOAD PAGE 41 Eze 29:21–Eze 43:2

42. LOAD PAGE 42 Eze 43:7–Hos 7:10

43. LOAD PAGE 43 Hos 8:3–Amo 9:9

44. LOAD PAGE 44 Amo 9:14–Mal 4:4

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan