# Israel

Israel is a German proper name meaning “Israel”.

## In other languages

- Русский: Израиль
- Українська: Ізраїль

## Proper name

1. Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob
   - 1912, Lutherbibel 1912, 1.Mose 32, 29 (Luther Bible 1912, Genesis 32:29) — And he said: Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

## Proper name

1. Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean; official name: Staat Israel)

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