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Hebrew
Etymology
From ישראל (yisra'él) + ־י (-i).
Pronunciation
Adjective
יִשְׂרְאֵלִי • (yisr'elí, yiśrəʾēlî) (feminine יִשְׂרְאֵלִית, masculine plural יִשְׂרְאֵלִים or יִשְׂרְאֵלִיִּים, feminine plural יִשְׂרְאֵלִיּוֹת)
- Israeli: of or pertaining to the State of Israel.
- (proscribed) Israelite: of, pertaining to, or being the descendants of Jacob.
- Leviticus 24:10:
- וַיֵּצֵא בֶּן־אִשָּׁה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְהוּא בֶּן־אִישׁ מִצְרִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּנָּצוּ בַּמַּחֲנֶה בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית וְאִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי׃
- vayetsé bén-ishá yisr'elít v'hú bén-ísh mitsrí b'tókh b'néi yisra'él vayinatsú bamakhané bén hayisr'elít v'ísh hayisr'elí.
- And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; [1]
Usage notes
- Since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 the term בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (b'né yisra'él, literally “Children of Israel”) has become preferred when referring to Israelites (i.e. Jews and Samaritans), as the term יִשְׂרְאֵלִי has become a pan-ethnic demonym for all inhabitants of Israel.
Noun
יִשְׂרְאֵלִי • (yisr'elí, yiśrəʾēlî) m (plural indefinite יִשְׂרְאֵלִים, feminine counterpart יִשְׂרְאֵלִית)
- A (male) Israeli (a person from Israel or of Israeli descent)
- (proscribed) A (male) Israelite: a (male) Israelite person.
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