Jezebel
15
9.6
- proper noun
- /ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl/
- Literature
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Jezabel
- Listen, I promise that when we're wed you're gonna know you married a real little old Jezebel.
- Jezebel stereotype
Examples
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That goes for you too, you Jezebel.
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Don't you talk back to me, you lying jezebel!
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One look at those full lips and bewitching eyes, and any decent woman could see she was a Jezebel.
Fiction book (1994) -
There is a series of steps that Elijah takes when Queen Jezebel threatens to kill him.
Blog text (11) -
You be quiet, Jezebel!
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For encouraging his wife to comport herself like Jezebel... ...one cow shall be paid each of the other wives.
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Jehu cleaned house after the wickedness of Ahab and Jezebel, but Jehu was no saint himself.
Blog text (2) -
In the story, she was portrayed as a true Jezebel, always scheming against the heroes.
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The townspeople labeled her a Jezebel for her deceitful behavior and manipulation.
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He warned his son to avoid anyone with a Jezebel character, as she would lead him astray.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jezebel is the name of a queen in the Bible who urged people to worship false gods and who treated the prophets of Israel badly, so her story became famous for cruelty and immorality.