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Jezreel

American  
[jez-ree-uhl, -el, jez-reel] / ˈdʒɛz ri əl, -ˌɛl, dʒɛzˈril /

noun

  1. Plain of, Esdraelon.


Jezreel British  
/ ˈdʒɛzrɪəl /

noun

  1. another name for Esdraelon

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Other Word Forms

  • Jezreelite noun

Example Sentences

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The prison sits at a historic crossroads a mile south of Tel Megiddo on the cusp of the wide, flat Jezreel Valley.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

For years, the kibbutz of Ein Harod has prospered in the Jezreel Valley, a fertile plain in northern Israel still scarred by the convulsions that accompanied the creation of the Jewish state 75 years ago.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023

He much preferred the Jezreel Valley and would later return there to live.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

The Times of Israel said the first outbreak of avian flu in Israel this autumn was reported on 18 October at Moshav Nahalal in the Jezreel Valley, about 60km south-west of the Hula Nature Reserve.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2021

King Ahab had a fine palace in Jezreel and Naboth had a vineyard near by.

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Soares, Theodore Gerald