בני ישראל

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Hebrew

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Noun

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בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (b'ne yisraélm pl (singular indefinite בֶּן יִשְׂרָאֵל, no construct forms) (chiefly definite, chiefly in the plural)

  1. the Children of Israel, Israelites, Jews
    • Tanach, Exodus 3:9, with translation of the King James Version:
      צַעֲקַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָה אֵלָי
      tsaakát b'ne yisraél báa eláy
      the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see בני,‎ ישראל.

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