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Jezreel

Jezreel proper noun: an ancient Israelite city, located on a hill overlooking the southern edge of a valley of the same name.

Proper noun

Jezreel

  1. An ancient Israelite city, located on a hill overlooking the southern edge of a valley of the same name.
  2. The valley in which this site is located.

Origin of Jezreel

Borrowed from Hebrew יזרעאל (literally “God sows”). Possible doublet of Israel, but this is debated.

Words formed from Jezreel

Questions about Jezreel

What does Jezreel mean?
Jezreel means an ancient Israelite city, located on a hill overlooking the southern edge of a valley of the same name.
What part of speech is Jezreel?
Jezreel is a proper noun.

Words near Jezreel in the dictionary

  1. Jeziorskis
  2. Jezkazgan
  3. Jezo
  4. Jezo spruce
  5. Jezo spruces
  6. Jezreel
  7. Jezreelite
  8. Jezreelites
  9. jezve
  10. jezves
  11. jezya

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