Israël

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

English

Etymology

In non-native speakers’ English: borrowed from Dutch Israël or French Israël.

Proper noun

Israël

1. Obsolete and non-native speakers' English spelling of Israel.
   • 1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Rheims: Iohn Fogny, →OCLC, Romanes 11:1–2, page 409:

     I Say then: Hath God reiected his people? God forbid, for I alſo am an Iſraëlite, of the ſeede of Abraham, of the tribe of Ben-iamin. † God hath not reiected his people vvhich he foreknevve. Or knovv you not in Elias vvhat the Scripture ſaith: hovv he requeſteth God againſt Iſraël?

   • 1999 May 20, salmieri, “ecology-community things to do in israël???”, in rec.travel.misc‎^[1] (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^[2] (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^[3] (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

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

Proper noun

Israël n

1. Israel (a modern country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
2. (biblical) Israel (A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people)
3. (biblical, biblical, historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)
4. (biblical, , biblical, , historical, biblical, historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah)

Derived terms

• Israëli
• Israëliër
• Israëlisch

Descendants

• → Indonesian: Israel

Proper noun

Israël m

1. Israel, Jacob (mythological character)

Derived terms

• Israëliet
• Israëlitisch

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.sʁa.ɛl/, /iz.ʁa.ɛl/

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Proper noun

Israël m

1. Israel (a modern country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

Usage notes

This country name is used without a direct article, but using the preposition en instead of à: un citoyen d'Israël; aller en Israël.

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, Palestine, 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

Norman

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Israël m

1. Israel (a modern country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)