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  • From: "Liz Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
  • To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Israel
  • Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 11:01:44 -0400


The name must be a verbal form, ysar, he will something.
El will prevail, persist, endure, do battle.
It is interesting that the theophoric is El and not YHWH.
Liz


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Ross [mailto:wross AT farmerstel.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:41 AM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: RE: Israel
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> <LMB>
> What does "Israel" literally mean, please?
>
> <Bill>
> Genesis 32:28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but
> Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God [elohim] and
> with men, and
> hast prevailed. {Israel: that is, A prince of God}
>
> Bill Ross
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