First names in Hebrew

First name Jezreel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יזרעאל

Gematria value: 318

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jezreel is written יזרעאל

Jezreel is the English Bible form of Yizreel, יזרעאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jezreel mean?

Meaning: "God sows"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins yizra, "he will sow", and an ending that refers to God: "God sows". It is the name of a town and of a great fertile valley in the north of the land; it is rare as a first name.

Gematria

Jezreel = 318

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יזרעאל has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• זthe letter Zayin7
• רthe letter Resh200
• עthe letter Ayin70
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total318

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Jezreel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Jezreel, in nine pages

• Jezreel, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Jezreel
• Jezreel, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Jezreel in three answers

How do you write Jezreel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jezreel is written יזרעאל. Jezreel is the English Bible form of Yizreel, יזרעאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jezreel?
Written יזרעאל, Jezreel is worth 318: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Jezreel mean?
God sows (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins yizra, "he will sow", and an ending that refers to God: "God sows". It is the name of a town and of a great fertile valley in the north of the land; it is rare as a first name.