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Jez·ebel (jez′ə bel′, -bəl)

noun

  1. Bible the wicked woman who married Ahab, king of Israel: 1 Kings 21:5-23; 2 Kings 9:30-37
  2. any woman regarded as wicked, shameless, licentious, etc.

Etymology: Heb 'Īzebhel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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