Israel

noun4

1. •
   A country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.

   • With Western support, Israel is plunging headfirst into slaughter. — 2023
2. •
   A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.
3. •
   (historical) An ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel.
4. •
   (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah.