# H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל

יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), Strong’s H3478: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity KJV: Israel.. Occurs 2,505 times.

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*Yisrâʼêl* — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

KJV: Israel.

Built from [שָׂרָה sârâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H8280) (to prevail) + [אֵל ʼêl](https://besorah.bible/word/H410) (strength) — means “he will rule as God”

Occurs 2505 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- יִשְׂרָאֵל 2507 n.pr.m. et gent. Israel (Ēl persisteth, persevereth)
- 1 n.pr.m. second name of Jacob
- 2 n.pr.gent. name of Hebrew nation

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 32:29](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=29) — He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have…
- [Genesis 32:33](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=33) — Therefore the children of Israel don’t eat the sinew of the hip, which is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day…
- [Genesis 33:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/33?v=20) — He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.
- [Genesis 34:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/34?v=7) — The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he…
- [Genesis 35:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/35?v=10) — God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named…
- [Genesis 35:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/35?v=21) — Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
- [Genesis 35:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/35?v=22) — While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now…
- [Genesis 36:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=31) — These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.
- [Genesis 37:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=3) — Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of…
- [Genesis 37:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=13) — Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said…