Joshua 15:56

וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיָקְדְעָ֖ם וְזָנֽוֹחַ
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
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וְ יִזְרְעֶ֥אל
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִזְרְעֶ֥אל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jezreel")
Dictionary form: יִזְרְעֵאל · yidz-reh-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jezreel
of jezreel ×12 in jezreel ×6 jezreel ×5 to jezreel ×4 and jezreel ×1 at jezreel ×1 him them to jezreel ×1 is in jezreel ×1
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Jezreel — Standard modern spelling for the proper name.
Yizre'el — Transliteration; useful in scholarly or Hebrew-focused contexts.
the Valley of Jezreel — Clarifies geographic reference when context is the plain.
Jezreel (city) — Disambiguates when the town, not the valley, is meant.

BDB2468 H3157

BDB2467 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2469

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

jezreel
yizrĕʿēl
God sows
Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites
  • (n pr m) a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah
    • "first son of Hosea the prophet"(n pr loc) a city in the Nekeb of Judah"a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa

וְ יָקְדְעָ֖ם
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יָקְדְעָ֖ם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jokdeam")
Dictionary form: יׇקְדְעָם · yoke-deh-AWM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jokdeam
and jokdeam ×1
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Jokdeam — Standard modern spelling of this proper place name.
Yokdeam — Transliteration-based spelling, closer to Hebrew pronunciation.
Yoqdeam — Academic/scholarly transliteration, used in critical editions.

BDB3686 H4169 H3347

BDB3685 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3687

מוֺקְדָה noun feminine hearth ( = place of burning), only of altar-hearth, the plate or top of altar, on which burnt-offering was laid and consumed, עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳הִוא הָעוֺלָה עַל מ Lev 6:2 (followed by וְאֵשׁ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ תּוּקַד בּוֺ).

jokdeam
yoqdĕʿām
burning of a people
Jokdeam, a place in Palestine
  • a city in the mountains of southern Judah; apparently south of Hebron

וְ זָנֽוֹחַ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
זָנֽוֹחַ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And zanoah")
Dictionary form: זָנוֹחַ · dzaw-NOH-ah

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and zanoah
and zanoah ×2 of zanoah ×2 zanoah ×1
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Zanoah — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Zanoah (town in Judah) — Use when context needs clarification between two biblical sites.
Zanoah (settlement) — Helpful when emphasizing its role as an inhabited locality.

BDB2413 H2182

BDB2412 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2414

זָנוֺחַ

proper name, of a location 1. Zanu±a, southeast ‚orea (RobBR ii. 61 BdPal 163) Josh 15:34; Neh 3:13; Neh 11:30; 1Chr 4:18.
2. a place in the mountains. Josh 15:56, possibly Zânûta, southwest of Hebron, GuérinJudée iii. 200 Survey iii. 404; but Di thinks this is too far south.

zanoah
zānôaḥ
cast off
Zanoach, the name of two places in Palestine
  • a city in the low country of Judah
    • "a city in the mountains of Judah, perhaps southwest of Hebron

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיָקְדְעָ֖ם Tipeha — a lesser break וְזָנֽוֹחַ Silluq — end of the verse

וְיִזְרְעֶאל וְיָקְדְעָם וְזָנֽוֹחַ׃
56
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
Joshua 15:55
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