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View Name: Jezebel


JEZEBEL
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: אִיזֶבֶל (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: JEZ-ə-bel (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('Izevel) which meant "not exalted". In the Old Testament this is the name of the evil wife of Ahab, king of Israel. She is eaten by dogs, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy.
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