3157. Yizreel

Strong's Lexicon

Yizreel: Jezreel

Original Word: יִזְרְעֵאל
Part of Speech: proper name, of a location; proper name, masculine a.
Transliteration: Yizr`e'l
Pronunciation: yiz-reh-EL
Phonetic Spelling: (yiz-reh-ale')
Definition: Jezreel
Meaning: Jizreel

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root זרע (zara), meaning "to sow" or "to scatter," and אל (El), meaning "God."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Jezreel in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts.

Usage: The name "Jezreel" means "God sows" or "God will scatter." It is used in the Bible to refer to both a person and a place. As a person, Jezreel is the name of a son of Hosea and Gomer, symbolizing God's judgment and eventual restoration of Israel (Hosea 1:4). As a place, it refers to a city and a fertile valley in northern Israel, significant for its strategic location and agricultural productivity.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Valley of Jezreel, also known as the Plain of Esdraelon, was a crucial battleground throughout Israel's history due to its fertile land and strategic position connecting trade routes. It was the site of several significant biblical events, including battles involving Gideon (Judges 6-7) and King Saul (1 Samuel 29-31). The city of Jezreel was the royal residence of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, infamous for their idolatry and opposition to the prophet Elijah (1 Kings 21).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from zara and el
Definition
"God sows," two Isr., also two cities in Isr., also a valley in N. Isr.
NASB Translation
Jezreel (36).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יִזְרְעֶאל 1. proper name, of a location (God soweth; Sabean אלדֿרא Mordt^{ZMG 1879, 489}; see Lag^{BN 131}) — ׳י Joshua 15:56; 2 Samuel 2:9 +; יִזְרְעֶ֑אל 1 Samuel 25:43; Joshua 17:16 +; יִזְרְעֶ֫אלָה Joshua 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 (Rob^{BR ii. 318 ff.} Bd^{Pal 244}), close to scene of great battle with Philistines 1 Samuel 29:1 (׳בְּעַיִן אשׁר בְיִז, compare Rob^{BR ii. 323}) 1 Samuel 29:11; subject to Ishbosheth 2 Samuel 2:9 (yet see below), residence of Ahab and Jehoram of Israel 1 Kings 18:45,46; 1 Kings 21:1 (Naboth) 2 Kings 8:29 (twice in verse) = 2Chronicles 22:6 (twice in verse), 2 Kings 9:15 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:16,17,30; 2 Kings 10:11 compare דְּמֵי ׳יִז Hosea 1:4, and symbolical name of Hosea's son Hosea 1:4 (compare Che); — in 2 Kings 10:1 for ׳שָׂרֵי יִז read שָׂרֵי שֹׁמְרוֺן so ᵐ5. Used by Hosea as representing Israel, with play on etymology, Hosea 2:24 (compare וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ לִּי בָּאָרֶץ Hosea 2:25), compare also ׳גָּדוֺל יוֺם יִז Hosea 1:2. Territory immediately about the city is ׳חֵלֶק יִז 2 Kings 9:10,36,37; compare ׳חֵל יִז 1 Kings 21:23 (read probably חלק, see Th Klo after ᵑ6 ᵑ9; the adjacent plain is ׳עֵמֶק יִז (compare Di Joshua 17:16 Bd^{Pal 229}) Joshua 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

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations

בְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אל בְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אל בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אל ביזרעאל ביזרעאל׃ וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל ויזרעאל יִזְרְעֶ֑אל יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה יִזְרְעֶ֔אל יִזְרְעֶ֔אלָה יִזְרְעֶ֖אל יִזְרְעֶ֥אל יִזְרְעֶ֥אלָה יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃ יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ יִזְרְעֶאל֙ יזרעאל יזרעאל׃ יזרעאלה יזרעאלה׃ לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל ליזרעאל מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל מיזרעאל bə·yiz·rə·‘el ḇə·yiz·rə·‘el bəyizrə‘el ḇəyizrə‘el beyizreEl ḇiy·zə·rə·‘el ḇiyzərə‘el lə·yiz·rə·‘el ləyizrə‘el leyizreEl mî·yiz·rə·‘el mîyizrə‘el miyizreEl veyizreEl viyzereEl wə·yiz·rə·‘el wəyizrə‘el yiz·rə·‘e·lāh yiz·rə·‘el yizrə‘el yizrə‘elāh yizreEl yizreElah

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:56
HEB: וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיָקְדְעָ֖ם וְזָנֽוֹחַ׃
NAS: and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,
KJV: And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
INT: and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah

Joshua 17:16
HEB: וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃
NAS: are in the valley of Jezreel.
KJV: and [they] who [are] of the valley of Jezreel.
INT: who the valley of Jezreel

Joshua 19:18
HEB: וַיְהִ֖י גְּבוּלָ֑ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אלָה וְהַכְּסוּלֹ֖ת וְשׁוּנֵֽם׃
NAS: Their territory was to Jezreel and [included] Chesulloth
KJV: And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth,
INT: become their territory Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

Judges 6:33
HEB: וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃
NAS: and camped in the valley of Jezreel.
KJV: and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
INT: and camped the valley of Jezreel

1 Samuel 25:43
HEB: לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ גַּֽם־
NAS: Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both
KJV: Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both
INT: taken David of Jezreel became were also

1 Samuel 29:1
HEB: בַּעַ֖יִן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃
NAS: by the spring which is in Jezreel.
KJV: by a fountain which [is] in Jezreel.
INT: A fountain which Jezreel

1 Samuel 29:11
HEB: וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים עָל֥וּ יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ ס
NAS: went up to Jezreel.
KJV: went up to Jezreel.
INT: and the Philistines went to Jezreel

2 Samuel 2:9
HEB: הָאֲשׁוּרִ֖י וְאֶֽל־ יִזְרְעֶ֑אל וְעַל־ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙
NAS: over Jezreel, over
KJV: and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim,
INT: the Ashurites over Jezreel over Ephraim

2 Samuel 4:4
HEB: שָׁא֨וּל וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙
NAS: came from Jezreel, and his nurse
KJV: and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse
INT: of Saul and Jonathan Jezreel took and his nurse

1 Kings 4:12
HEB: צָרְתַ֜נָה מִתַּ֣חַת לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙
NAS: below Jezreel, from Beth-shean
KJV: Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean
INT: Zarethan Thahash Jezreel Beth-shean far

1 Kings 18:45
HEB: אַחְאָ֖ב וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃
NAS: rode and went to Jezreel.
KJV: rode, and went to Jezreel.
INT: and Ahab and went to Jezreel

1 Kings 18:46
HEB: עַד־ בֹּאֲכָ֖ה יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃
NAS: and outran Ahab to Jezreel.
KJV: Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
INT: against to the entrance to Jezreel

1 Kings 21:1
HEB: הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֵ֚צֶל הֵיכַ֣ל
NAS: which [was] in Jezreel beside
KJV: had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by
INT: the Jezreelite which Jezreel beside the palace

1 Kings 21:23
HEB: אִיזֶ֖בֶל בְּחֵ֥ל יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃
NAS: Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.'
KJV: Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
INT: Jezebel able of Jezreel

2 Kings 8:29
HEB: הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־ הַמַּכִּים֙
NAS: to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
KJV: to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
INT: King to be healed Jezreel at of the wounds

2 Kings 8:29
HEB: בֶּן־ אַחְאָ֛ב בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל כִּֽי־ חֹלֶ֥ה
NAS: of Ahab in Jezreel because
KJV: of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
INT: the son of Ahab Jezreel because was sick

2 Kings 9:10
HEB: הַכְּלָבִ֛ים בְּחֵ֥לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֖אל וְאֵ֣ין קֹבֵ֑ר
NAS: in the territory of Jezreel, and none
KJV: in the portion of Jezreel, and [there shall be] none to bury
INT: the dogs the territory of Jezreel and none shall bury

2 Kings 9:15
HEB: הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־ הַמַּכִּים֙
NAS: had returned to Jezreel to be healed
KJV: to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
INT: King to be healed to Jezreel at of the wounds

2 Kings 9:15
HEB: (לְהַגִּ֥יד ק) בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃
NAS: to go tell [it] in Jezreel.
KJV: to go to tell [it] in Jezreel.
INT: to go bewray Jezreel

2 Kings 9:16
HEB: יֵהוּא֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יִזְרְעֶ֔אלָה כִּ֥י יוֹרָ֖ם
NAS: and went to Jezreel, for Joram
KJV: and went to Jezreel; for Joram
INT: Jehu and went to Jezreel for Joram

2 Kings 9:17
HEB: עַֽל־ הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל וַיַּ֞רְא אֶת־
NAS: on the tower in Jezreel and he saw
KJV: on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied
INT: on the tower Jezreel saw the company

2 Kings 9:30
HEB: וַיָּב֥וֹא יֵה֖וּא יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה וְאִיזֶ֣בֶל שָׁמְעָ֗ה
NAS: came to Jezreel, Jezebel
KJV: was come to Jezreel, Jezebel
INT: came Jehu to Jezreel Jezebel heard

2 Kings 9:36
HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֔אל יֹאכְל֥וּ הַכְּלָבִ֖ים
NAS: In the property of Jezreel the dogs
KJV: In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs
INT: saying the property of Jezreel shall eat the dogs

2 Kings 9:37
HEB: הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־
NAS: in the property of Jezreel, so
KJV: in the portion of Jezreel; [so] that they shall not say,
INT: of the field the property of Jezreel so cannot

2 Kings 10:1
HEB: אֶל־ שָׂרֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים וְאֶל־
NAS: to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders,
KJV: unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders,
INT: to the rulers of Jezreel the elders and to

36 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3157
36 Occurrences

bə·yiz·rə·‘el — 7 Occ.
lə·yiz·rə·‘el — 1 Occ.
mî·yiz·rə·‘el — 2 Occ.
wə·yiz·rə·‘el — 3 Occ.
ḇiy·zə·rə·‘el — 1 Occ.
yiz·rə·‘el — 15 Occ.
yiz·rə·‘e·lāh — 7 Occ.