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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 - “ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:21 - So he got up, 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 was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:33 - And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:6 - Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through 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 Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 - The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised 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 tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits 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 what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s 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 - “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:16 - He will bring back many of the people 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, remembering to be merciful

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:68

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:68 - “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 - And the child grew and became strong in spirit[fn]; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:25 - Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:32

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - And there were many in Israel with leprosy[fn] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:9 - When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - so 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 who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:31

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - Then Nathanael declared, “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 - “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:13 - They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna![fn]” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[fn] “Blessed is the king of Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 - Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:36 - “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:10 - then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 - Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:21 - At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:31 - God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 - “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:37 - “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: “ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:36 - You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:17 - The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:23 - “From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:6 - It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:27 - Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:31 - but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:19 - Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:21

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

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