"Yisrael" meaning in English

See Yisrael in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Yisraels [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Israel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Yisrael (plural Yisraels)
  1. A surname from Hebrew.
    Sense id: en-Yisrael-en-name-qwEJMjsk Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
    Sense id: en-Yisrael-en-name-xvbLEMNE Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Klal Yisrael

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "Yisraels",
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        "A surname from Hebrew."
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Hebrew."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yisrael"
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{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "lad:Judaism"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of Israel.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Klal Yisrael"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Hebrew"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Hebrew."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Hebrew"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Hebrew."
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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