Jezebel

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J0038900 (jĕz′ə-bĕl′) fl. ninth century bc. Phoenician princess and queen of Israel as the wife of Ahab. According to the Bible, she encouraged idolatry and was ultimately killed by Jehu.

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J0038900 (jĕz′ə-bĕl′, -bəl)n. A woman who is regarded as evil and scheming.

[After Jezebel.]

Jezebel

(ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl; -bəl) n1. (Bible) 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)2. (sometimes not capital) a shameless or scheming woman

Jez•e•bel

(ˈdʒɛz əˌbɛl, -bəl)

n. 1. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31. 2. (often l.c.) a wicked, shameless woman.

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Noun	1.	Jezebel - wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
	2.	jezebel - a shameless impudent scheming womanadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

Jezebel

noun harlot, witch, jade, virago, wanton, hussy, harridan 'You Jezebel! How could you steal my man from me?'

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Occupation	Princess of Phoenicia, Queen of Israel

Jezebel

(jĕz`əbĕl), in the First Book of Kings, Phoenician princess who was the wife of King Ahab and the mother of Ahaziah, Jehoram, and Athaliah. She encouraged worship of Baal, including the worship of AsherahAsherah
or Asheroth
, Canaanite fertility goddess and the wooden cult symbol that represented her. She is the consort of El in the Ugaritic texts. Several passages in the Bible may refer to the planting of a tree as a symbol of Asherah, or the setting up of a wooden
..... Click the link for more information. and persecuted the prophets of her day. Jezebel was the bitter foe of ElijahElijah
or Elias
[both: Heb.,=Yahweh is God], fl. c.875 B.C., Hebrew prophet in the reign of King Ahab. He is one of the outstanding figures of the Bible. Elijah's mission was to destroy the worship of foreign gods and to restore exclusive loyalty to God.
..... Click the link for more information. . Elijah's prophecy of Jezebel's doom was fulfilled when Jehu triumphed over the house of Ahab. In Revelation, her name is applied to a false prophetess of Thyatira. A Jezebel in common usage is a wicked woman.

Jezebel

Phoenician princess; enemy of the prophets; name is a byword for wicked woman. [O.T.: I Kings 16:21, 31; II Kings 9:1–10, 30–37]See: Beauty, Sensual

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urged husband, Ahab, to evildoing. [O.T.: I Kings 21:25]See: Wickedness

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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)

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noun harlot

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noun a shameless impudent scheming woman

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