Isr.

Proper noun

Israel (countable and uncountable, plural Israels)

1. A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
   • If we look at the Middle East, I think it’s about time we stop those of us, who support – as most of us do – Israel in this body, for apologizing for our support for Israel. There is no apology to be made. None. It is the best $3 billion investment we make. Were there not an Israel, the United...1986 June 5, Joe Biden, 01:27:00 from the start, in Senate Session, C-SPAN

   Synonyms:

   State of Israel, Israhell, Jewsrael, Jewish state, Zionistan, Isn'treal, Zionist entity, Jewish colony, Zionist state

2. A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.
3. (historical) An ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel.

   Synonyms:

   Land of Israel, Palestine, Holy Land, Canaan

4. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah.
5. (poetic, liturgical) The Jews as a people, taken collectively.
   • Hear O’ Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One2024 August 24 (last accessed), My Jewish learning, The Shema

   Synonyms:

   Children of Israel, Israelites, Jewry, Zion

6. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • IF VOLFER is happy, Transportation Minister Israel Katz seems almost jubilant.2016 September 1, Carl Hoffman, “The project that could help determine Israel's future”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2022

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