Israel 音标拼音: ['ɪzriəl] ['ɪzrel]
n . 以色列,以色列的后裔,犹太人
以色列,以色列的後裔,犹太人
Israel n 1 :
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean ;
formerly part of Palestine [
synonym : {
Israel },
{
State of Israel }, {
Yisrael }, {
Zion }, {
Sion }]
2 :
an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea ;
founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC Jacob \
Ja "
cob \,
n . [
Cf .
F .
Jacob .
See 2d {
Jack }.]
A Hebrew patriarch (
son of Isaac ,
and ancestor of the Jews ),
who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (--
Gen .
xxviii .
12 ); --
also called {
Israel }.
[
1913 Webster ]
And Jacob said . . .
with my staff I passed over this Jordan ,
and now I am become two bands . --
Gen .
xxxii .
9 ,
10 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thy name shall be called no more Jacob ,
but Israel .
--
Gen .
xxxii .
28 .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Jacob '
s ladder }.
(
a ) (
Bot .)
A perennial herb of the genus {
Polemonium }
({
Polemonium c [
oe ]
ruleum ),
having corymbs of drooping flowers ,
usually blue .
Gray }.
(
b ) (
Naut .)
A rope ladder ,
with wooden steps ,
for going aloft . --
R .
H .
Dana ,
Jr .
(
c ) (
Naut .)
A succession of short cracks in a defective spar .
{
Jacob '
s membrane }.
See {
Retina }.
{
Jacob '
s staff }.
(
a )
A name given to many forms of staff or weapon ,
especially in the Middle Ages ;
a pilgrim '
s staff . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
(
b ) (
Surveying )
See under {
Staff }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Israel the name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer -
struggle at Peniel (
Gen .
32 :
28 ),
because "
as a prince he had power with God and prevailed ." (
See {
JACOB }.)
This is the common name given to Jacob '
s descendants .
The whole people of the twelve tribes are called "
Israelites ,"
the "
children of Israel " (
Josh .
3 :
17 ;
7 :
25 ;
Judg .
8 :
27 ;
Jer .
3 :
21 ),
and the "
house of Israel "
(
Ex .
16 :
31 ;
40 :
38 ).
This name Israel is sometimes used emphatically for the true Israel (
Ps .
73 :
1 :
Isa .
45 :
17 ;
49 :
3 ;
John 1 :
47 ;
Rom .
9 :
6 ;
11 :
26 ).
After the death of Saul the ten tribes arrogated to themselves this name ,
as if they were the whole nation (
2 Sam .
2 :
9 ,
10 ,
17 ,
28 ;
3 :
10 ,
17 ;
19 :
40 -
43 ),
and the kings of the ten tribes were called "
kings of Israel ,"
while the kings of the two tribes were called "
kings of Judah ."
After the Exile the name Israel was assumed as designating the entire nation .
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