יִזְרְעֵאל

1. proper name, of a location (God soweth; Sabean אלדֿרא Mordt^{ZMG 1879, 489}; see Lag^{BN 131}) — ׳י Jos 15,56; 2 Sam 2,9 +; יִזְרְעֶ֑אל 1 Sam 25,43; Jos 17,16 +; יִזְרְעֶ֫אלָה Jos 19,18 + 6 t.:
\ \ a. city in the Negeb of Judah Jos 15,56; 1 Sam 25,43 (home of Ahinoam, one of David's wives), site unknown; compare proper name, masculine 1 Kron 4,3.
\ \ b. city in Issachar Jos 19,18 on northwest spur of Mt. Gilboa 2 Sam 4,4 (compare 1 Sam 31,1; 1 Sam 31,8) 1 Kong 4,12 (compare 1 Sam 31,10; 1 Sam 31,12), modern Zer`în (Rob^{BR ii. 318 ff.} Bd^{Pal 244}), close to scene of great battle with Philistines 1 Sam 29,1 (׳בְּעַיִן אשׁר בְיִז, compare Rob^{BR ii. 323}) v1 Sam 29,11 subject to Ishbosheth 2 Sam 2,9 (yet see below), residence of Ahab and Jehoram of Israel 1 Kong 18,45; 1 Kong 18,46; 1 Kong 21,1 (Naboth) 2 Kong 8,29 (twice in verse) = 2 Kron 22,6 (twice in verse), 2 Kong 9,15 (twice in verse); 2 Kong 9,16; 2 Kong 9,17; 2 Kong 9,30; 2 Kong 10,11 compare דְּמֵי ׳יִז Hos 1,4, and symbolical name of Hosea's son Hos 1,4 (compare Che); — in 2 Kong 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 2 Kong 9,10; 2 Kong 9,36; 2 Kong 9,37 compare ׳חֵל יִז 1 Kong 21,23 (read probably חלק, see Th Klo after ᵑ6 ᵑ9; the adjacent plain is ׳עֵמֶק יִז (compare Di Jos 17,16 Bd^{Pal 229}) Jos 17,16; Dom 6,33; Hos 1,5 (perhaps also = ׳יִז 2 Sam 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 1 Kron 4,3, compare 1 a above