Lexical Summary Yizreel: "God sows", two Israelites, also two cities in Isr., also a valley in Northern Israel Original Word: יִזְרְעֵאלTransliteration: Yizreel Phonetic Spelling: (yiz-reh-ale') Part of Speech: proper name, of a location; proper name, masculine a. Short Definition: "God sows", two Israelites, also two cities in Isr., also a valley in Northern Israel Meaning: Jezreel -- "God sows", two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel Strong's Concordance Jezreel From zara' and 'el; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites -- Jezreel. see HEBREW zara' see HEBREW 'el Brown-Driver-Briggs H3157. Yizreel יִזְרְעֶאל 1. proper name, of a location (God soweth; Sabean אלדֿרא MordtZMG 1879, 489; see LagBN 131) — ׳י Joshua 15:56; 2 Samuel 2:9 +; יִזְרְעֶ֑אל 1 Samuel 25:43; Joshua 17:16 +; יִזְרְעֶ֫אלָה 19:18 6t.: a. city in the Negeb of Judah Joshua 15:56; 1 Samuel 25:43 (home of Ahinoam, one of David's wives), site unknown; compare proper name, masculine 1 Chronicles 4:3. b. city in Issachar Joshua 19:18 on northwest spur of Mt. Gilboa 2 Samuel 4:4 (compare 1 Samuel 31:1, 8) 1 Kings 4:12 (compare 1 Samuel 31:10, 12), modern Zer`în (RobBR ii. 318 ff. BdPal 244), close to scene of great battle with Philistines 29:1 (בְיִז אשׁר ׳בְּעַיִן, compare RobBR ii. 323) 29:11; subject to Ishbosheth 2 Samuel 2:9 (yet see below), residence of Ahab and Jehoram of Israel 1 Kings 18:45-46, 21:1 (Naboth) 2 Kings 8:29 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 22:6 (twice in verse), 2 Kings 9:15 (twice in verse); 9:16-17, 30; 10:11 compare ׳יִז דְּמֵי Hosea 1:4, and symbolical name of Hosea's son 1:4 (compare Che); — in 2 Kings 10:1 for יִז ׳שָׂרֵי read שֹׁמְרוֺן שָׂרֵי so ᵐ5. Used by Hosea as representing Israel, with play on etymology, Hosea 2:24 (compare בָּאָרֶץ לִּי וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ Hosea 2:25), compare also יִז יוֺם ׳גָּדוֺל Hosea 1:2. Territory immediately about the city is יִז ׳חֵלֶק 2 Kings 9:10, 36, 37; compare יִז ׳חֵל 1 Kings 21:23 (read probably חלק, see Th Klo after ᵑ9 ᵑ6; the adjacent plain is יִז ׳עֵמֶק (compare Di Joshua 17:16 BdPal 229) 17:16; Judges 6:33; Hosea 1:5 (perhaps also = ׳יִז 2 Samuel 2:9 above, "" Gilead, Ephraim, Benjamin, etc.) 2. proper name, masculine a. Hosea's son Hosea 1:4, compare 1b above b. Judahite name 1 Chronicles 4:3, compare 1a above |
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