ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ

Coptic

Israel

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲓⲏ̅ⲗ̅ (piē̅l̅) — Sahidic
• ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ (ps̅l̅) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl).

Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ • (pisraēl) m

1. (Bohairic) Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

References

• Bible, Romans 11:26