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Jezebel

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Jez·e·bel  (jz-bl) fl. ninth century b.c.
Phoenician princess and queen of Israel as the wife of Ahab. According to the Bible, she encouraged idolatry and was ultimately killed by Jehu.
jez·e·bel  (jz-bl, -bl)
n.
A woman who is regarded as evil and scheming.
[After Jezebel .]
Jezebel
Noun
a wicked or shameless woman [after the wife of Ahab, in the Bible]
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Noun1.JezebelJezebel - 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 woman
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"


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Jezebel said she could secure the vineyard; and she went forth and forged letters to the nobles and wise men, in the King's name, and ordered them to proclaim a fast and set Naboth on high before the people, and suborn two witnesses to swear that he had blasphemed.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
More shame for me, you young Jezebel -- more shame for me
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Ahab and Jezebel danced at his boots and made him look ridiculous.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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