Given name · Chinese
以色列
“man who wrestled with God”
以色列 is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Chinese.
ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Israel.
Meaning & origin
What it means
以色列 goes back to Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל, meaning “man who wrestled with God.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
以色列’s family of names
In Chinese usage, 以色列 has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Israel. In Chinese usage, 以色列 has a conventional equivalent in the Ladino form YISRAEL. In Chinese usage, 以色列 has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Izrael.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
以色列 has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
6 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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