Where does “Israel” come from?

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

Israel (Middle English): The Land of Israel; the historical region of Israel

Definitions

  1. The Land of Israel; the historical region of Israel

Ancestry of “Israel”, step by step

Israel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Isrāēl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIsrāēlIsrael, another name of the patriarch Jacob
2Ancient GreekἸσραήλIsrael
3HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael

via Latin Israhel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIsrahel—

Words derived from “Israel”

Every word from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ →Every word from Latin Isrāēl →