Where does “israel” come from?

israel (Old Dutch) comes from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “israel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “israel”

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