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Where does “Israel” come from?

Israel (Middle English) comes from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “Israel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIsrāēl—
2Ancient GreekἸσραήλIsrael
3HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael

Words derived from “Israel”

  • Israel
  • Israeli
  • Israelian
  • Israelization
  • Israelification
  • Israelize
  • Israelophobia
  • Israelophobe
  • Israelophobic
  • Israelophile
  • Israelophilia
  • Israelify
  • Anglo-Israelism
  • Israelophilic
  • อิสราเอล
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