Where does “Israel” come from?

Israel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Israel (Norwegian Bokmål): another name for the patriarch Jacob

Definitions

  1. another name for the patriarch Jacob

Ancestry of “Israel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIsrāēlIsrael, another name of the patriarch Jacob
2Ancient GreekἸσραήλIsrael
3HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael
Every word from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ →Every word from Latin Isrāēl →