Yisrael
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- proper noun
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Yisrael
- On the 29th of November, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael.
- Yisrael Beiteinu
- Eretz Yisrael
- Agudat Yisrael
Examples
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The General Assembly required the inhabitants of Eretz Yisrael to take such steps as were necessary on their part for the implementation of that resolution.
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The last word in the Torah is Yisrael; the last letter is a lamed.
Blog text (33) -
The atmosphere there made him feel at home, and joined to this feeling was the holiness of Eretz Yisrael.
Fiction book (1993) -
And by virtue of our natural and historic right, and on the basis of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael, to be known as the State of Israel.
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A significant minority of Israelis not only retain a fervent attachment to the land that makes up the Eretz Yisrael of the Bible but also believe that to settle and possess it is to fulfill a divine decree.
Academic text (2009) -
The Hebrew term Yisrael is commonly used to refer to the modern state of Israel.
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The establishment of a Jewish state in Yisrael was a pivotal moment in 20th-century history.
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During the religious ceremony, they recited prayers for peace in Yisrael.
Synonyms
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2.5
A country in southwest Asia on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, founded in 1948 as a Jewish state
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2.7
A country at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea since 1948
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yisrael comes from an old Hebrew name that breaks into yisra 'to struggle' and -el 'God', so it can be read as 'he struggles with God'. That's why the country's name Yisrael connects the modern state to the ancient Biblical story and to the people's shared history.