israel

Other forms of israel

plural

israels·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about israel

What does israel mean?

israel means "Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in israel?

israel has 3 syllables: is-ra-el. The stress falls on "is". In IPA it is /ˈɪzɹiəl/.

What is another word for israel?

Close synonyms include State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is israel a common word?

israel is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.