Jezebel

Jez·e·bel

noun \ˈje-zə-ˌbel\

Definition of JEZEBEL

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

Examples of JEZEBEL

1. <as far as the family matriarch was concerned, her son's fiancée was a gold digger and a Jezebel>

Origin of JEZEBEL

Hebrew Izebhel

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to JEZEBEL

Synonyms

bimbo [slang], chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), fancy woman, hoochie [slang], hussy, floozy, minx, quean, slut, tramp, trollop, wench, whore

Related Words

siren, temptress, vamp; grisette, harlot, prostitute, trull

Rhymes with JEZEBEL

APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, barbicel, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel

Jezebel

biographical name    (Concise Encyclopedia)

(died c. 843 BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of King Ahab of Israel. The daughter of the priest-king Ethbaal of Tyre and Sidon, she persuaded Ahab to introduce the worship of the Tyrian god Baal-Melkart into Israel, thus interfering with the exclusive worship of Yahweh. The book of 1 Kings tells how she was opposed by Elijah. After Ahab's death Jezebel's son Jehoram became king of Israel, but Elisha encouraged a general, Jehu, to revolt. Jehoram was killed, and Jezebel was thrown from a window to her death. Dogs consumed most of her body, fulfilling a prophecy by Elijah. In history and literature she became the archetype of the wicked woman.