LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculineindeclinable, variously declined, third declension

Isrāēl

Isrāēl m sg (genitive Isrāēl or Isrāēlis)
Classical[ɪsˈraː.eːɫ]Ecclesiastical[isˈraː.el]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinindeclinableIsrael, another name of the patriarch Jacob
    At ille: Nequaquam, inquit, Iacob appellabitur nomen tuum, sed Israhel: quoniam si contra Deum fortis fuisti quanto magis contra homines praevalebis.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Genesis.32.28
  2. New LatinindeclinableIsrael (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIsrāēl—
genitiveIsrāēl
Isrāēlis, Isrāhēlis		—
dativeIsrāēl
Isrāēlī, Isrāhēlī		—
accusativeIsrāēl
Isrāēlem, Isrāhēlem		—
ablativeIsrāēl
Isrāēle, Isrāhēle		—
vocativeIsrāēl—

Isrā^ël, ēlis (in Sid. Carm. 16, 7, scanned with
I. a short), m., Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob, Just. 36, 2, 3; Prud. Psych. 650; Vulg. Gen. 32, 28; Sid. Carm. 16, 8.—
II. Transf.
A. The descendants of Israel, the Israelites: locutus est ad omnem Israel, Vulg. Lev. 21, 24; id. 1 Cor. 10, 18.—
B. The people of God: pax super ... Israel Dei, Vulg. Gal. 6, 16; ib. Rom. 11, 26. —
III. Derivv.
A. Isrāēlītae, ārum, m., the Israelites, Juvenc. Act. Apost. 1, 208; Vulg. 1 Sam. 14, 22.—Trop.: non omnes qui ex Israel, ii sunt Israelitae, Vulg. Rom. 9, 6; cf. id. Joh. 1, 47.—Sing., Vulg. Rom. 11, 1; Sid. Ep. 7, 6.—In appos.: cum viro Israelita, Vulg. Lev. 24, 10: nomen viri Israelitae, id. Num. 25, 14.—
B. Isrāēlītĭcus, a, um, adj., Israelitish, Not. Tir. p. 192; Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 20; 16, 16.—
C. Isrāē-lītis, ĭdis, f., an Israelitish woman, Hier. Ep. 70, n. 2; Vulg. Lev. 24, 10.

Origins

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʾēl). The spelling Istrāhēl, from Ἰστρᾱήλ (Istrāḗl), was predominant until the dissemination of Jerome’s Vulgate (5th century CE), which popularized Isrāhēl. The h was gradually lost thereafter.

Descendants
  • CatalanIsrael
  • EnglishIsraelfrom Old English Israel
  • FrenchIsraëlfrom Old French Israel
  • GermanIsrael
  • PortugueseIsraelfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Israel
  • RomanianIsrael
  • SpanishIsrael
  • AsturianIsrael
  • AfrikaansIsraelfrom Old Dutch israel
  • IndonesianIsraelfrom Old Dutch israel

Quick answers

What does Isrāēl mean in Latin?
Isrāēl, a proper noun, means “Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob; Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)”.
What is the genitive of Isrāēl?
The genitive singular is Isrāēl. Isrāēl is masculine, indeclinable, variously declined, third declension.
How do you pronounce Isrāēl?
In classical Latin, [ɪsˈraː.eːɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [isˈraː.el].