Main Entry: Jez·e·bel

Pronunciation: \ˈje-zə-ˌbel\

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew Izebhel

Date: 14th century

1 : the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy
2 often not capitalized : an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman