English
Jezebel
Jezebel comes from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל.
- Hebrew1880s–presentאִיזֶבֶל'izével
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Jezebel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentאִיזֶבֶל'izével
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Jezebel
Earliest quotation: 1951, Jezebel: “If ever the devil was born, without a pair…”
Every English word from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל
Today it means
name The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל / Jezebel