Israël

See also: israel, Israel, Ísrael, Israèl, and İsrael

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Israël or French Israël.

Proper noun

Israël

  1. (non-native speakers' English) Israel.
    • 1999 May 20, salmieri, “ecology-community things to do in israël???”, in rec.travel.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-01:
      hi there, i will be going to israël very shorlty, and i'd like to go visit a few sites and communes where they apply ecological philosophy and permaculture.....
    • 2003 August 25, Fam van Delft, “Israël”, in alt.religion.christian.home-church (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-01:
      Cor, my husband, and I are going to Israël at the end of next month.
    • 2004 July 29, kodok, “200 French Jews Rescued From Jew-Hating France!!!”, in alt.france (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-01:
      If it is 200 jews leaving France per day, they would be all gone to Israël in 9 years (2013)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch israel, from Old Dutch israel, from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪsraːˌɛl/
  • Hyphenation: Is‧ra‧el

Proper noun

Israël n

  1. Israel (a country in the Middle East)
    1. Republic of Israel (modern-day state of Israel)
    2. Kingdom of Israel (pre-exilic kingdom of Israel)
  2. Israel (nation, both modern and historical)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: Israel

Proper noun

Israël m

  1. Israel, Jacob (mythological character)

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.sʁa.ɛl/, /iz.ʁa.ɛl/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Israël m

  1. Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

See also

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, Israel).

Proper noun

Israël m

  1. Israel
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