| Immanuel |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), the Vulgate (Latin) form of Emmanuel.
| | | Isa. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for the Book of Isaiah, an Old Testament book of the Bible.
| | Isaac |
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proper noun
- (biblical) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
- (given name, male, )
| | Isaiah |
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proper noun
- A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- (given name, male).
| | Ishmael |
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proper noun
- (context, Judaism, Islam) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs.
- (given name, male, ).
| | Ishmaelite |
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noun
- any descendant of Ishmael
- (context, by extension) an outcast
| | Israel |
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proper noun
- The modern nation in the Middle East, located at eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
- The ancient nation occupying approximately the same area, especially under the united monarchy of Saul, David and Solomon.
- (context, biblical) A name given to Jacob (Genesis 32:28).
- (RQ:Authorized Version, Genesis, 32, 28)
- : And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
- 2006: http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/gen32.pdf an interlinear, literal translation of Genesis 32:28
- : And-he-is-saying not Jacob he-shall-be-said further name-of-you but rather that you-are-upright with Elohim and with mortals and-you-are-prevailing. (Thus one literal translation of ×�שר×�×�, Israel, is "Upright with God"; ×�שר־×�×� Ishr-al.)
- (given name, male).
| | Israelite |
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proper noun
- A native or inhabitant of the (1) united nation of Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or (2) the later northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
- A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel, their inhabitants, or to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.
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