יִזְרְעֵאלִי
𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋𐤉
Yizereeli
H3158 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
An inhabitant or native of Yizreʿel (Jezreel), a site in northern Israelite territory. The term designates a person identified by their place of origin, specifically referring to connection with the town or region of Yizreʿel, located in the Jezreel Valley. Used to distinguish people or families associated with this specific locality, whether by birth, residence, or descent.
Semantic Range
inhabitant of Yizreʿel, native of Yizreʿel, person from Yizreʿel, belonging to Yizreʿel; used as a gentilic or demonymic term to indicate origin from the city or region of Yizreʿel
Root / Etymology
Formed from יִזְרְעֵאל (Yizreʿel), itself meaning 'El (God) sows' or 'God will sow', with the adjectival/nomen gentilic suffix ־ִי, indicating 'of' or 'belonging to'. Thus יִזְרְעֵאלִי literally means 'person from Yizreʿel'. Root: זרע (to sow).
Historical & Contextual Notes
The term יִזְרְעֵאלִי identifies individuals or families connected to the important agricultural and strategic city of Yizreʿel. This designation occurs in narrative contexts to describe lineage, property ownership, and social identity. Example: Naboth the Yizreʿelite (1 Kings 21) marks him as a resident or native of Yizreʿel. In the Israelite period, such gentilic suffixes indicate town or clan origin; the name carried implications of land ownership and tribal affiliation. English translations often use the anachronistic 'Jezreelite.' The term should be contextualized as an Israelite gentilic for the pre-exilic period. The application of terms like 'Jew' or 'Judean' would be incorrect for this context, as it refers to a resident of a northern Israelite town, not the southern kingdom. The word is distinct from similarly formed gentilic terms (e.g., שִׁלֹנִי Shilonite from Shiloh; פְּרָתִי Perathite from Perath/Euphrates).
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
patronymically from יִזְרְעֵאל; a Jizreelite or native of Jizreel; Jezreelite.
Bantu Hebrew
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זרע (z-r-ʿ) — to sow, scatter seed
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1872 | דְּרַע | and his arms |
| H2220 | זְרוֹעַ | in an outstretched arm |
| H2221 | זֵרוּעַ | sown produce |
| H2232 | זָרַע | let me sow seed |
| H2233 | זֶרַע | in their seed |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3158-01 |
הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite | 8 |
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3158-01 |
1 Kings 21:1 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
1 Kings 21:4 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
1 Kings 21:6 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
1 Kings 21:7 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
1 Kings 21:15 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
1 Kings 21:16 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
2 Kings 9:21 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |
H3158-01 |
2 Kings 9:25 | הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑י | hayizereeli | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Jezreelite | the Yizreʿelite |