Lexical Definition
יִזְרְעֵאל Yizrᵉʻêʼl (yiz-reh-ale') Jezreel N:N--L
from זָרַע and אֵל; God will sow
Jezreel.
- § Jezreel = "God sows"
- Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites
n pr m
1) a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah
2) first son of Hosea the prophet
n pr loc
3) a city in the Nekeb of Judah
4) a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל | from Jezreel | 2Sam.4.4 |
Extended Information
- a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יִזְרְעֶאל
1. proper name, of a location (God soweth; Sabean אלדֿרא MordtZMG 1879, 489; see LagBN 131) — ׳י Josh 15:56; 2Sam 2:9 +; יִזְרְעֶ֑אל 1Sam 25:43; Josh 17:16 +; יִזְרְעֶ֫אלָה Josh 19:18 + 6 t.:
a. city in the Negeb of Judah Josh 15:56; 1Sam 25:43 (home of Ahinoam, one of David's wives), site unknown; compare proper name, masculine 1Chr 4:3.
b. city in Issachar Josh 19:18 on northwest spur of Mt. Gilboa 2Sam 4:4 (compare 1Sam 31:1; 1Sam 31:8) 1Kgs 4:12 (compare 1Sam 31:10; 1Sam 31:12), modern Zer`în (RobBR ii. 318 ff. BdPal 244), close to scene of great battle with Philistines 1Sam 29:1 (׳בְּעַיִן אשׁר בְיִז, compare RobBR ii. 323) v1Sam 29:11 subject to Ishbosheth 2Sam 2:9 (yet see below), residence of Ahab and Jehoram of Israel 1Kgs 18:45; 1Kgs 18:46; 1Kgs 21:1 (Naboth) 2Kgs 8:29 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 22:6 (twice in verse), 2Kgs 9:15 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 9:16; 2Kgs 9:17; 2Kgs 9:30; 2Kgs 10:11 compare דְּמֵי ׳יִז Hos 1:4, and symbolical name of Hosea's son Hos 1:4 (compare Che); — in 2Kgs 10:1 for ׳שָׂרֵי יִז read שָׂרֵי שֹׁמְרוֺן so ᵐ5. Used by Hosea as representing Israel, with play on etymology, Hos 2:24* (compare וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ לִּי בָּאָרֶץ v.Hos 2:25*), compare also ׳גָּדוֺל יוֺם יִז v.Hos 1:2. Territory immediately about the city is ׳חֵלֶק יִז 2Kgs 9:10; 2Kgs 9:36; 2Kgs 9:37 compare ׳חֵל יִז 1Kgs 21:23 (read probably חלק, see Th Klo after ᵑ6 ᵑ9; the adjacent plain is ׳עֵמֶק יִז (compare Di Josh 17:16 BdPal 229) Josh 17:16; Judg 6:33; Hos 1:5 (perhaps also = ׳יִז 2Sam 2:9 above, || Gilead, Ephraim, Benjamin, etc.)
2. proper name, masculine a. Hosea's son Hos 1:4, compare 1 b above
b. Judahite name 1Chr 4:3, compare 1 a above
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 15:56 · 17:16 · 19:18 |
| Judges | 6:33 |
| 1 Samuel | 25:43 · 29:1 · 29:11 · 31:1 · 31:8 · 31:10 · 31:12 |
| 2 Samuel | 2:9 · 4:4 |
| 1 Kings | 4:12 · 18:45 · 18:46 · 21:1 · 21:23 |
| 2 Kings | 8:29 · 9:10 · 9:15 · 9:16 · 9:17 · 9:30 · 9:36 · 9:37 · 10:1 · 10:11 |
| 1 Chronicles | 4:3 |
| 2 Chronicles | 22:6 |
| Hosea | 1:2 · 1:4 · 1:5 · 2:24* · 2:25* |
Profile
Jezreel_3 • A son of Saul's son Jonathan, also called Merib-baal
Jezreel, a son of Jonathan, who was also known as Merib-baal (2 Samuel 4:4).
- A location near Jezreel יִזְרְעֵאל only mentioned at 2Sa.4.4;
- only referred to as Jezreel יִזְרְעֵאל.
Jezreel is mentioned in 2 Samuel 4:4 as a son of Jonathan, the son of King Saul. He is described as being five years old when Saul and Jonathan died in battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. Upon hearing the news of their deaths, Jezreel's nurse picked him up and fled, but in her haste, Jezreel fell and became lame. Later in the narrative, he is referred to as Merib-baal (also known as Mephibosheth), and David shows kindness to him for the sake of his father Jonathan (2 Samuel 9).
All entries for Jezreel: יִזְרְעֵאל