Jezebel — the meaning of the Hebrew name אִיזֶבֶל

אִיזֶבֶל

ʼÎyzebel · pronounced ee-zeh'-bel · Strong's H348 · a woman

Jezebel means Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.

Built from

אִי ʼîy (from, H336) — not open in the lexicon ›

זְבֻל Zᵉbul (and, H2083) — dwelling open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H336 and H2083; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.

First appearance

1Kgs 16:31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jezebel

19 occurrences in 19 verses — 1 Kings, 2 Kings

1Kgs 16:311Kgs 18:41Kgs 18:131Kgs 18:191Kgs 19:11Kgs 19:21Kgs 21:51Kgs 21:71Kgs 21:111Kgs 21:141Kgs 21:151Kgs 21:231Kgs 21:252Kgs 9:72Kgs 9:102Kgs 9:222Kgs 9:302Kgs 9:362Kgs 9:37

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