Israel = "he shall be a prince of God"
1) the name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name)
2) the family or descendants of Israel, the nation of Israel
3) Christians, the Israel of God (Gal 6:16), for not all those who draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i.e. are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation
Part of Speech: adjective
Citing in TDNT: 3:356, 372
G2474
Of Hebrew origin [H3478]; Israel (that is, Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively): - Israel.
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| (οἶκος Ἰσραήλ) people of Israel | 11.58 |
| (υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ) people of Israel | 11.58 |
| Israel | 93.182 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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