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(Valley of) Jezreel

יִזְרְעֶאלStrong’s H3157

yizreel (yiz-re-el)

Appears in 32 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yizreel is the Hebrew word usually translated “jezreel”, “jezreel towards” and “from jezreel”. It appears in 32 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,”
Joshua 15:56 KJV
Meaning
  1. Jezreel = "God sows"
  2. Jezreel = "God sows"
  3. § Jezreel = "God sows"
  4. A descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah
  5. First son of Hosea the prophet
  6. A city in the Nekeb of Judah
  7. A city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa
  8. A descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah
  9. First son of Hosea the prophet
  10. A city in the Nekeb of Judah
  11. A city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa
  12. Combined with e.meq (עֵ֫מֶק " Valley" H6010M)
How it's translated
  • jezreel 15
  • in jezreel 10
  • jezreel towards 7
  • from jezreel 2
  • and jezreel 1
  • to jezreel 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 12
  • 1 Kings 5
  • Hosea 4
  • Joshua 3
  • 1 Samuel 3
  • 2 Samuel 2

9 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

יִזְרְעֶאל yizreel · Jezreel

Jezreel = "God sows" a city in the Nekeb of Judah Also named: yiz.re.e.li (יִזְרְעֵאלִי "Jezreel" H3158)

יִזְרְעֶאל yizreel · Jezreel

Jezreel = "God sows" a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa Also named: yiz.re.e.li (יִזְרְעֵאלִי "Jezreelite" H3158H)

יִזְרְעֶאל yizreel · Jezreel

§ Jezreel = "God sows" a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa

יִזְרְעֶאל yizreel · Jezreel

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.3; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Jezreel = "God sows" 1) a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah 2) first son of Hosea the prophet 3) a city in the Nekeb of Judah 4) a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa

יִזְרְעֶאל yizreel · Jezreel

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hos.1.4; son of: Hosea (H1954J) and Gomer (H1586H); brother of: Lo-ruhamah (H3819) , Lo-ammi lo am.mi (לֹא עַמִּי "Not My People" H3818)) § Jezreel = "God sows" 1) a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah 2) first son of Hosea the prophet 3) a city in the Nekeb of Judah 4) a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa

יִזְרְעֶאל yizreel · (Valley of) Jezreel

Combined with e.meq (עֵ֫מֶק " Valley" H6010M) § Jezreel = "God sows" a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.