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Jez⋅e⋅bel

[jez-uh-bel, -buhl]
–noun
1. Also, Douay Bible, Jez⋅a⋅bel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
2. (often lowercase) a wicked, shameless woman.

Jez⋅e⋅be⋅li⋅an [jez-uh-bee-lee-uhn, -beel-yuhn] , Jez⋅e⋅bel⋅ish [jez-uh-bel-ish] , adjective
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Jezebel [(jez-uh-bel)]

In the Old Testament, an immoral, cruel queen of Israel who attempted to kill Elijah and other prophets of God.

Note: A “jezebel” is a scheming and shamelessly evil woman.
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jezebel 
"impudent woman," 1558, after Jezebel, the wicked Tyrean princess who married Ahab, king of Israel (Kings xxi:5-23), from Heb. Izebhel, "a name of uncertain origin and meaning" [Klein].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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