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Explore Israel through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like yisrael or zion. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Israel meaning

  1. A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
  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. An ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel.

Synonyms of Israel

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Using Israel

  • The main meaning on this page is: A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel. | 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. | An ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel.
  • Useful related words include: state of israel, yisrael, zion, sion.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: israël.
  • In the example corpus, israel often appears in combinations such as: of israel, israel and, to israel.

Context around Israel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Israel

  • In this selection, "israel" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, studying, oppose, supporting, descended, studying and boycotts stand out and add context to how "israel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ambassador of israel in nigeria, and has israel s back and southern israel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "israel" sits close to words such as fourth, isn and press, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with israel

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Israel was genocidal; Israel was an apartheid state; Israel was illegally occupying Palestine. (13 words)

Israel considers Iran its greatest threat, citing its leaders’ calls for Israel’s destruction, their support for anti-Israel militant groups and the country’s nuclear program. (27 words)

Israel being the heart’s home to the world’s Jews, and the United States being home to the biggest number of Jews outside Israel, Israel has prospered. (28 words)

Meyers, p. 150. Election of Israel Israel is elected for salvation because the "sons of Israel" are "the firstborn son" of the God of Israel, descended through Shem and Abraham to the chosen line of Jacob whose name is changed to Israel. (42 words)

A few weeks ago, a report, which was on UK Declassified citing newspaper in Israel, said that the US was using Akrotiri to supply arms to Israel in the continuing attack on Gaza, following the Hamas attack on Israel last month. (41 words)

Biden has stepped up public criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he believes that Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in his approach to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, now in its sixth month. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Meyers, p. 150. Election of Israel Israel is elected for salvation because the "sons of Israel" are "the firstborn son" of the God of Israel, descended through Shem and Abraham to the chosen line of Jacob whose name is changed to Israel.

In a way, Mr. Biden flew to Israel on Wednesday to give the whole country a hug, to say how much America grieves with Israel and stands by Israel and has Israel’s back.

The battle-tested-laboratory feature of Israel was emphasized by a team of 25 US military experts, who spent three months in Israel, studying Israel’s battle tactics and scrutinizing Soviet military systems captured by Israel.

Hillel’s policies prohibit partnerships with groups that oppose Israel in a number of ways — including supporting Israel boycotts or denying Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state.

Israel being the heart’s home to the world’s Jews, and the United States being home to the biggest number of Jews outside Israel, Israel has prospered.

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas, which governs Gaza, after its fighters crossed into southern Israel on October 7. Israel said 1,200 people were killed and some 240 captives taken in the terror attack.

Israel’s chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Israel had detained more than 200 suspects from Gaza in the last 48 hours and dozens were taken to Israel for questioning.

Israel was genocidal; Israel was an apartheid state; Israel was illegally occupying Palestine.

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Last month, a delegation of North American Jewish organizations came to Israel to warn that the legislation could cause Israel “to lose a generation of people” who would view the judicial overhaul as Israel abandoning democracy.

Love of Israel, support for Israel’s security, and support for the idea of Israel are all deeply buried in Clinton’s and Biden’s emotional and political DNA.

The US moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, territory that does not belong to Israel and that the consensus of countries around the world in a UN resolution is that Israel is illegally occupying it.

A few weeks ago, a report, which was on UK Declassified citing newspaper in Israel, said that the US was using Akrotiri to supply arms to Israel in the continuing attack on Gaza, following the Hamas attack on Israel last month.

An Israeli soldier stands in a Humvee as it passes near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as seen from Israel, Feb 5, 2024.

As for Israel, the administration tried to force Israel not to respond to Iran’s massive missile and drone strike against Israel on the night of April 13-14.

Biden has stepped up public criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he believes that Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in his approach to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, now in its sixth month.

Entering the sixth month of the war, Hizbullah, a long-time enemy of Israel, continues to attack Israel as it vowed to stand by Hamas in its fight against Israel.

He said: “I have meet with the Ambassador of Israel in Nigeria, I have met officials in Israel and I have been given 100 percent assurance that Nigerian pilgrims will be save in Israel.

In the days after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s ensuing military campaign, the family were forced from their home – fleeing Israel’s unprecedented bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

In the past week, Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon to pursue Hezbollah militants firing rockets into Israel, while Iran -– which backs both Hamas and Hezbollah -– fired ballistic missiles into Israel.

Israel considers Iran its greatest threat, citing its leaders’ calls for Israel’s destruction, their support for anti-Israel militant groups and the country’s nuclear program.

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Common combinations with israel

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "israel" in a sentence?
An example: "Meyers, p. 150. Election of Israel Israel is elected for salvation because the "sons of Israel" are "the firstborn son" of the God of Israel, descended through Shem and Abraham to the chosen line of Jacob whose name is changed to Israel." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "israel" from authentic English texts.
What does "israel" mean?
Israel means: A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
What are synonyms of "israel"?
Common synonyms of "israel" include: state of israel, yisrael, zion, sion, country, state, land, kingdom.
What is "israel" in Dutch?
"israel" translates to Dutch as: israël.
How many example sentences with "israel" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "israel", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.