𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋

Moabite

Etymology

From Hebrew ישראל.

Proper noun

𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 (yšrʾl)

1. (historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)
2. (historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah)
   • 840 BCE, Mesha Stele:

     𐤏𐤌𐤓
     𐤉 𐤟 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤟 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤟 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤅 𐤟 𐤀𐤕 𐤟 𐤌𐤀𐤁 𐤟 𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤟 𐤓𐤁𐤍 𐤟 𐤊𐤉 𐤟 𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤐 𐤟 𐤊𐤌𐤔 𐤟 𐤁𐤀𐤓
     𐤑𐤄

     ʿmr
     y mlk yšrʾl wyʿnw ʾt mʾb ymn rbn ky yʾnp kmš bʾr
     ṣh

     ʿOmr-
     ⁠-î was king of Yisrāʾēl, and he afflicted Mōʾāḇ days many, for Kemôš was angry with his la-
     ⁠-nd.