Strong G2403Ἰεζαβήλ
Jezebel
- Transliteration
- Iezabēl
- Pronunciation
- ee-ed-zab-ale'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H348];
Jezabel (that is Jezebel) a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher): - Jezabel.
Jezabel (that is Jezebel) a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher): - Jezabel.
Meaning of the name
Jezebel, [possibly] "unexalted, without a husband"
Detailed definition
Ἰεζάβελ (L, Ἰεζ-; Tr. -βέλ; Rec. -βήλ) ἡ, indecl. (Heb. אִיזֶבֶל; LXX as txt.; FlJ, Ἰεζαβέλη),
Jezebel (3Ki.16:31, al.): symbolically, Rev.2:20 (see Swete, in l).†
(AS)
Jezebel (3Ki.16:31, al.): symbolically, Rev.2:20 (see Swete, in l).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Jezebel
Queen of Israel; wife of King Ahab
Queen Jezebel, the Phoenician wife of King Ahab, promoted Baal worship and persecuted the prophets of God (1Ki.16.31; 18.4,13,19; 19.1,2; 21; 2Ki.9.7,10,22,30,36,37).
In the Bible
Strong G2403 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jezebel1
First verses
- Revelation 2:20Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.