Lexical Summary Izebel: queen of Israel with King Ahab Original Word: אִיזֶבֶלTransliteration: Izebel Phonetic Spelling: (ee-zeh'-bel) Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine Short Definition: queen of Israel with King Ahab Meaning: Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab Strong's Concordance Jezebel From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab -- Jezebel. see HEBREW 'iy see HEBREW Zbul Brown-Driver-Briggs H348. Izebel אִיזֶבֶל proper name, feminine (sense uncertain, CISi. 158 there occurs the proper name, feminine בעלאזבל Baal exalts? or is husband to? [see זָבַל], of which אִיזֶבֶל is conjectured by DHM to be an intentional alteration, made for the purpose of avoiding the name Baal. If so, ׳א perhaps suggested to the Hebrew ear the idea of un-exalted or un-husbanded), queen of Ahab, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Tyre 1 Kings 16:31; 18:4, 13, 19; 19:1-2, 21:5 +; 2 Kings 9:7 +. |
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