Israel

Is-ra-el · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A country in the Middle East on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea; capital Jerusalem.

  2. 2.

    (Biblical) The name given to Jacob, and by extension, the Jewish people and nation.

Related words

See also: Israeli, Jerusalem

Etymology

From Hebrew Yisrael (יִשְׂרָאֵל), traditionally interpreted as "he who struggles with God."