Hebrew · Boy name
Yisroel
“he who struggles with God”
About the name Yisroel
Yisroel is the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of Yisra’el, derived from Hebrew Yisra’el, meaning ‘he who struggles with God’. The name is associated with the biblical figure Jacob, who was renamed Israel after wrestling with an angel at Peniel in the Book of Genesis. Through Jacob’s descendants it became the name of the people of Israel and later of the modern state. The form Yisroel is used mainly in Orthodox Jewish communities whose pronunciation follows Yiddish.
- Meaning
- he who struggles with God
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- YIS-roh-el(3 syl.)
Middle names for Yisroel
- Yisroel David
- Yisroel Moshe
- Yisroel Avi
- Yisroel Levi
- Yisroel Yitzhak
Questions about Yisroel
- What does Yisroel mean?
- Yisroel is a Hebrew name meaning "he who struggles with God".
- How do you pronounce Yisroel?
- Yisroel is pronounced YIS-roh-el, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Yisroel?
- Variants of Yisroel include Israel, Yisrael.
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