Where does “Իսրայել” come from?

Իսրայել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Իսրայէլ, from Koine Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew ישראל — Israel; struggling with El.

Ancestry of “Իսրայել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԻսրայէլIsrael a name given to the Jewish patriarch Jacob
2Koine GreekἸσραήλIsrael
3HebrewישראלIsrael; struggling with El

Words derived from “Իսրայել”

Every word from Hebrew ישראל →Every word from Koine Greek Ἰσραήλ →Every word from Old Armenian Իսրայէլ →