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Israel (Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל , Modern : Yīsraʾel , Tiberian : Yīsrāʾēl ) is a Hebrew-language masculine given name . According to the Book of Genesis , the name was bestowed upon Jacob after the incident in which he wrestled with the angel (Genesis 32:28 and 35:10). The given name is already attested in Eblaite (𒅖𒊏𒅋 Išrail ) and Ugaritic (𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍 Yšrʾil ).[4] : 195 Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of the Book of Genesis etymologizes the name with the verb śarah (שָׂרָה , "to rule, contend, have power, prevail over"):[5] שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים (KJV : "a prince hast thou power with God ") Modern scholars read the el as the subject, for a translation of "El (Mighty One) persists/rules/shines forth/contends,"[6] or "El fights/struggles", and less often, readings with the adjective "just, right", "El (God) heals", "El judges" or "May El judge".[7]
Referring to a foreign people, the name appears on the Merneptah Stele (Egyptian : 𓇌𓊃𓏤𓏤𓂋𓇋𓄿𓂋𓏤 Ysrỉꜣr ), probably referring to the Israelites .
In Jewish texts during the Second Temple period and beyond, as well as in Christian Greco-Egyptian texts, Israel was understood to mean "a man seeing God": from ʾyš (man) rʾh (to see) ʾel (God).[8]
Per the Bible , Jacob's descendants (the Twelve Tribes of Israel ) formed a national ethos and collectively established the Kingdom of Israel , whence came the name of the modern-day State of Israel .
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Maulsby (1781–1839), American politician from MarylandIsrael Mireles (born c.1983), Mexican convicted murdererIsrael Mukuamu (born 1999), American football playerIsrael Narvaez, American gang founder and author Israel Ochoa (born 1964), Colombian cyclistYisroel Ber Odesser (1888–1994), Breslov rabbiIsrael Ori (1658–1711), Armenian diplomatIsrael Pellew (1758–1832), British admiralIsrael Pickens (1780–1827), American lawyer and politicianIsrael Pilot , undergarment inventorIsrael Pliner (1896–1939), Soviet secret police functionaryYisroel Avrohom Portugal (1923–2019), Skulener RebbeIsrael Putnam (1718–1790), American generalIsrael Raybon (born 1973), American football playerIsrael Regardie (1907–1985), British occultistIsrael B. Richardson (1815–1862), American generalIsrael Rivera , American soldier witness to Abu Grahib conditionsIsrael Ruiz Jr. (born 1943), New York politicianYsrael Seinuk (1931–2010), Cuban structural engineerIsrael Shahak (1933–2001), Israeli authorIsrael Shamir (born 1947), Swedish antisemitic writerIsrael Sheinfeld (born 1976), Israeli basketball playerYisrael Shomer (born 1977), Israeli officer in the IDF with the rank of lieutenant colonelIsrael Tal (1924–2010), an Israeli general and tank developerIsrael Vázquez (born 1977), Mexican boxerIsrael Wachser (1892–1919), Russian writerIsrael Wamiau (born 1994), Indonesian footballerYisroel Dovid Weiss (born 1956), Neturei Karta activistIsrael Zamosz (c.1700–1772) Polish-Lithuanian Talmudist, mathematician and poetIsrael Zangwill (1864–1926), British authorIsrael Joseph Zevin (1872–1926), Belarusian-American humoristIsrael Zilber (1933 – after 1980), Latvian-Soviet chess playerYsrael Zúñiga (born 1976), Peruvian footballerSurname Al Israel (1936-2011), American actorEdward Israel (1859–1884), American astronomer and polar explorerFranco Israel (born 2000), Uruguayan footballerGerli Israel (born 1995), Estonian footballerGuni Israeli (born 1984), Israeli basketball playerHarry Frederick Israel, later known as Harry Frederick Harlow (1905-1981), an American psychologist Jonathan Israel (born 1946), British historianLee Israel (1939–2014), American author known for committing literary forgeryLéon Israel (1906-1944), French doctor , resistance fighter , and Jew executed by the French collaborationist Milice .Märt Israel (born 1983), Estonian discus throwerMartha Israel (1905–c. 1967 ), German politicianMelvin Israel, later known as Mel Allen (1913–1996), American sportscaster Menasseh Ben Israel (1604–1657), Portuguese rabbi and scholarRinus Israël (born 1942), Dutch football player and managerRobert Decatur Israel (1826-1908), San Diego pioneer, keeper of the Old Point Loma lighthouseSamuel Israel III (born 1959), American convicted felon and former hedge fund managerScott Israel (born 1956/57), American Police Chief of Opa-locka, former Sheriff of Broward CountySteve Israel (born 1958), American politicianSteve Israel (American football) (born 1969), American football playerSyed Shah Israil , 16th-century writer of BengalWilfrid Israel (1899–1943), Anglo-German businessman and philanthropistYuri Izrael (1930–2014), Russian scientist and vice-chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeFictional characters Israel Boone, son of title character in TV series Daniel Boone References Name list
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