Jezebel
[ jez-uh-bel, -buh l ]
/ ˈdʒɛz əˌbɛl, -bəl /
noun
Also Douay Bible, Jez·a·bel.
the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
(often lowercase)
a wicked, shameless woman.
OTHER WORDS FROM Jezebel
Jez·e·be·li·an [jez-uh-bee-lee-uh n, -beel-yuh n] /ˌdʒɛz əˈbi li ən, -ˈbil yən/, Jez·e·bel·ish [jez-uh-bel-ish] /ˈdʒɛz əˌbɛl ɪʃ/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for jezebel
British Dictionary definitions for jezebel
Jezebel
/ (ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl, -bəl) /
noun
Old Testament
the wife of Ahab, king of Israel: she fostered the worship of Baal and tried to destroy the prophets of Israel (I Kings 18:4–13); she was killed by Jehu (II Kings 9:29–37)
(sometimes not capital)
a shameless or scheming woman
Cultural definitions for jezebel
Jezebel
[ (jez-uh-bel) ]
In the Old Testament, an immoral, cruel queen of Israel who attempted to kill Elijah and other prophets of God.
notes for Jezebel
A “jezebel” is a scheming and shamelessly evil woman.