以色列

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (以色列)
simp. #(以色列)

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, Israel). First used by German missionary Karl Gützlaff.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

以色列

  1. Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
  2. Israel (another name for Jacob)

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