ישראלי

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Adjective

יִשְׂרְאֵלִי • (yisr'elí) (feminine יִשְׂרְאֵלִית, masculine plural יִשְׂרְאֵלִים or יִשְׂרְאֵלִיִּים, feminine plural יִשְׂרְאֵלִיּוֹת)

1. Israeli: of or pertaining to the State of Israel.
2. Israelite: of, pertaining to, or being the descendants of Jacob.
   • Leviticus 24:10:

     וַיֵּצֵא בֶּן־אִשָּׁה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְהוּא בֶּן־אִישׁ מִצְרִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּנָּצוּ בַּמַּחֲנֶה בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית וְאִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי׃

     vayetsé bén-ishá yisr'elít v'hú bén-ísh mitsrí b'tókh b'néi yisra'él vayinatsú bamakhané bén hayisr'elít v'ísh hayisr'elí.

     And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father [was] an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish [woman] and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; […]

Noun

יִשְׂרְאֵלִי • (yisr'elí) m (plural indefinite יִשְׂרְאֵלִים, feminine counterpart יִשְׂרְאֵלִית)

1. A (male) Israeli: a (male) Israeli person.
2. A (male) Israelite: a (male) Israelite person.