How to Pronounce Jezebel
JEH-zeh-bell
Jezebel is pronounced JEH-zeh-bell (ˈdʒɛzəbɛl): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: JEZ-uh-bel.
What does Jezebel mean?
Jezebel means “chaste”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jezebel?
Jezebel was the Phoenician wife of King Ahab of Israel, daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, who led Israel into Baal worship and killed the prophets of the LORD (1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 18:4). She seized Naboth's vineyard by murder and met a violent end at Jezreel under Jehu (1 Kings 21:7, 2 Kings 9:30). The name is later used in Revelation for a false prophetess who seduced Christ's servants into idolatry (Revelation 2:20).
Also pronounced
JEZ-uh-bel
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