Jezreel
yiz.re.el is a proper name used chiefly for a named place, and also for individuals named in relation to that place and its events.
The term chiefly names a location: it marks destinations, boundaries, a valley, a city with rulers and a watchtower, and the place associated with events involving Ahab’s house. It also occurs as a personal name, both in a genealogy and in the naming of Hosea’s child.
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Named place, city, valley, or territorial area · dominant
The proper noun identifies a geographic location in boundary and valley descriptions: in Joshua 19:18 the APB renders a boundary as including “Jezreel,” while in Judges 6:33 it renders invaders camping in “the valley of Jezreel.” It also marks a city or destination in 2 Kings 9:17, where the APB places a watchman on its tower, and in 2 Kings 10:1, where rulers of the place receive Jehu’s message.
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Personal name · rare
In 1 Chronicles 4:3 the proper noun appears among named fathers of Etam, alongside Ishma and Idbash. In Hosea 1:4 the APB renders an instruction to name a child “Jezreel,” then connects that name with punishment for the bloodshed associated with the named place.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied geographic and personal-name clauses, the APB usually retains the form “Jezreel,” including destinations, a valley, and a child’s name. In Hosea 2:2, the supplied APB wording does not visibly show the term’s contribution, so that verse does not support a more specific rendering claim.