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Israel 音標拼音: ['ɪzriəl] ['ɪzrel] n. 以色列,以色列的后裔,猶太人 以色列,以色列的後裔,猶太人 Israel n 1: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [ synonym: { Israel}, { State of Israel}, { Yisrael}, { Zion}, { Sion}] 2: an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BCJacob \ Ja" cob\, n. [ Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d { Jack}.] A Hebrew patriarch ( son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (-- Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called { Israel}. [ 1913 Webster] And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. -- Gen. xxxii. 9, 10. [ 1913 Webster] Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel. -- Gen. xxxii. 28. [ 1913 Webster] { Jacob' s ladder}. ( a) ( Bot.) A perennial herb of the genus { Polemonium} ({ Polemonium c[ oe] ruleum), having corymbs of drooping flowers, usually blue. Gray}. ( b) ( Naut.) A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going aloft. -- R. H. Dana, Jr. ( c) ( Naut.) A succession of short cracks in a defective spar. { Jacob' s membrane}. See { Retina}. { Jacob' s staff}. ( a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim' s staff. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. ( b) ( Surveying) See under { Staff}. [ 1913 Webster] Israel the name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer- struggle at Peniel ( Gen. 32: 28), because " as a prince he had power with God and prevailed." ( See { JACOB}.) This is the common name given to Jacob' s descendants. The whole people of the twelve tribes are called " Israelites," the " children of Israel" ( Josh. 3: 17; 7: 25; Judg. 8: 27; Jer. 3: 21), and the " house of Israel" ( Ex. 16: 31; 40: 38). This name Israel is sometimes used emphatically for the true Israel ( Ps. 73: 1: Isa. 45: 17; 49: 3; John 1: 47; Rom. 9: 6; 11: 26). After the death of Saul the ten tribes arrogated to themselves this name, as if they were the whole nation ( 2 Sam. 2: 9, 10, 17, 28; 3: 10, 17; 19: 40- 43), and the kings of the ten tribes were called " kings of Israel," while the kings of the two tribes were called " kings of Judah." After the Exile the name Israel was assumed as designating the entire nation.
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