yisrael

Other forms of yisrael

plural

yisraels·

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 yisrael

What does yisrael mean?

yisrael means "Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine".

How many syllables are in yisrael?

yisrael has 3 syllables: y-is-rael. The stress falls on "y".

What is another word for yisrael?

Close synonyms include Israel, State of Israel, 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 yisrael a common word?

yisrael is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.