Jezebel
noun
Jez·e·bel
ˈje-zə-ˌbel 
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
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Examples of Jezebel in a Sentence
as far as the family matriarch was concerned, her son's fiancée was a gold digger and a Jezebel
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew Izebhel
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of Jezebel was
in the 14th century
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“Jezebel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jezebel. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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