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^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], retrieved 2022-06-01:

     If it is 200 jews leaving France per day, they would be all gone to Israël in 9 years (2013)

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• 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

• Israëli
• Israëliër
• Israëlisch

Descendants

• → Indonesian: Israel

Proper noun

Israël m

1. Israel, Jacob (mythological character)

Derived terms

• Israëliet
• Israëlitisch

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French

Etymology

From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.sʁa.ɛl/, /iz.ʁa.ɛl/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Israël m

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

Related terms

• israélien
• Israélien

See also

• (countries of Asia) pays d'Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

Anagrams

• éliras, lieras, liséra, relais, relias, sérail, silera

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Norman

Etymology

From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Proper noun

Israël m

1. Israel