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
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hos.1.4
- son of: Hosea (הוֹשֵׁעַ) and Gomer (גֹּמֶר)
- brother of: Lo-ruhamah (לֹא רֻחָמָה) , Lo-ammi lo am.mi (לֹא עַמִּי "Not My People" לֹא עַמִּי))
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
Male • Son of Hosea • A symbolic name given to Hosea's son
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Jezreel was the name given to Hosea's son as a sign of God's judgment on the house of Jehu (Hos.1.4).
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Hos.1.4;
- only referred to as Jezreel יִזְרְעֵאל;
- son of Hosea הוֹשֵׁעַ and Gomer גֹּמֶר;
- a brother of Lo-ruhamah לֹא רֻחָמָה , Lo-ammi H3818).
In Hosea 1:4, God instructs the prophet Hosea to name his son Jezreel as a symbolic act representing divine judgment. The name Jezreel is associated with the valley of Jezreel, where Jehu, a former king of Israel, had carried out a massacre (2Ki.9-10). God declares that he will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel and bring an end to the kingdom of Israel. The child's name serves as a prophetic sign of the coming judgment and the end of Jehu's dynasty.
All entries for Jezreel: יִזְרְעֵאל
Related Profiles:
- Hosea (father)
- Gomer (mother)
- Lo-ruhamah (sibling)
- Lo-ammi (sibling)