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Baby Name Yisrael |
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| Meaning of Yisrael - What does the name Yisrael means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| yiz-ray-el |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
Hebrew |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Hebrew yisrael (contender with God), which is from the elements sarah (to wrestle) and el (God). The name was bestowed upon Jacob, a son of Isaac, after his successful prayer-struggle with the angel at the river Jabbok. The name became the generic term for all of the twelve tribes |
| Variants: | Israel (Ang.); Isser, Issur, Isur (Yiddish). | | Pet forms: | Issi (Yiddish) |
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