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| Paleo-Hebrew | Modern Hebrew | |
| Script | 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 | ישראל |
| Transliteration | yasharaal yašaraal | Yisrael |
| Pronunciation | ya-shara-awl | yis-raw-ale’ |
Definition: Righteous of Al. “Yah strives”, another name for Yaāqab.
Type: Name
Research Notes for 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 (yasharaal):
- A combination of 𐤉𐤔𐤓 (yashar) and 𐤀𐤋 (al).
- It is also the name of 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 (Yaāqab) after it was changed by an 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 (alahayam).
- The tribal families that come him are:
- the priesthood of 𐤋𐤅 (Lau) / 𐤋𐤅𐤉 (Lauay);
- the Southern Kingdom of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 (Yahauadah) / 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤃𐤄 (Yahayadah) and 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 (Banayamayan);
- the Northern Kingdom of 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 (Raauaban), 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 (Shamaāuan), 𐤃𐤍 (Dan), 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋 (Naphatal) / 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 (Naphatalay), 𐤂𐤃 (Gad), 𐤀𐤔𐤓 (Ashar), 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 (Yashashakar), 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤅𐤍 (Zabaualauan), and 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 (Yauasaph).
- Also, he had a daughter named 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 (Dayanah) which comes from the root of “to judge” or “govern”.