Meanings
proper noun
- pluralplural onlyJewish people, collectively.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 7:4
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Hebrewבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
- EnglishChildren of Israel
Calque of Hebrew בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
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Arabic بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ, سورة الإسراء
- بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ (banū ʔisrāʔīla)Jewish people
- سورة الإسراء17th sura of the Qur'an
- سورة بني إسرائيل17th sura of the Qur'an
Bengali বনী ইসরাঈল, সূরা বনী ইসরাঈল
- বনী ইসরাঈল (bônī iśraīl)Jewish people
- সূরা বনী ইসরাঈল (sūra bônī iśraīl)17th sura of the Qur'an
Hebrew בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
- בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (b'ne yisraél)Jewish people
Hindi बनी-इस्राईल
- बनी-इस्राईल (banī-isrāīl)Jewish people
Turkish Beni İsrail
- Beni İsrailJewish people
Urdu بَنی اِسْرائِیل
- بَنی اِسْرائِیل (banī isrāīl)Jewish people
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APA
Children of Israel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Children%20of%20Israel
MLA
“Children of Israel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Children%20of%20Israel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Children of Israel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Children%20of%20Israel.
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