Old English, "the Jewish people, the Hebrew nation," from Latin Israel, from Greek, from Hebrew yisra'el "he that striveth with God" (Gen. xxxii.28), symbolic proper name conferred on Jacob and extended to his descendants, from sara "he fought, contended" + El "God." As the name of an independent Jewish state in the Middle East, it is attested from 1948. Compare Israeli, Israelite.
例文
1. The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.
首相はイスラエルが積極的な役割を果たすことを約束した。
2.He had been in Israel for the best part of twenty-four hours.
彼は1日24時間イスラエルにいることが多い。
3. Israel offers automatic citizenship to all Jews who want it.
イスラエルは、市民としてのアイデンティティを希望するすべてのユダヤ人のために扉を開けた。
4.The problems of Israel ，Lebanon，and the Gulf were tightly interlocked.
イスラエル、レバノン、湾岸の問題の一環。
5.Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel .