◄ 2403. Iezabel ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon Iezabel: Jezebel Original Word: Ἰεζάβελ Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Iezabel Pronunciation: ee-eh-zab'-el Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ed-zab-ale') Definition: Jezebel Meaning: Jezebel, name given to a false prophetess of Thyatira, possibly borrowed from the name of Ahab's wife, queen of Israel. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H348 (אִיזֶבֶל, Izebel): The original Hebrew name for Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab. Usage: In the New Testament, the name Jezebel is used metaphorically to describe a woman who leads others into idolatry and immorality. The name is synonymous with wickedness and rebellion against God, drawing from the infamous Old Testament figure, Queen Jezebel, who was the wife of King Ahab of Israel and a promoter of Baal worship. Cultural and Historical Background: Jezebel was a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel, as recorded in the Old Testament. She is notorious for her role in promoting the worship of Baal and Asherah, opposing the prophets of Yahweh, and orchestrating the murder of Naboth to seize his vineyard. Her actions led to significant religious and moral decline in Israel. In the New Testament, the name is used in Revelation 2:20 to describe a false prophetess in the church of Thyatira who led believers into sexual immorality and idolatry. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of Hebrew origin Izebel Definition Jezebel, the symbolic name of a false prophetess NASB Translation Jezebel (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2403: Ιεζαβελ Ιεζαβελ ((so G T WH, L Ιεζαβελ; Tr Ιεζαβελ; Rec. Ἰεζάβηλ), ἡ (אִיזֶבֶל (`perhaps intact, chaste; cf. Agnes' (Gesenius))), Jezebel (modern: Isabel), wife of Ahab (circa ; 1 Kings 16:29), an impious and cruel queen, who protected idolatry and persecuted the prophets (1 Kings 16:31 — 2 Kings 9:30); in Revelation 2:20 equivalent to a second Jezebel, the symbolic name of a woman who pretended to be a prophetess, and who, addicted to antinomianism, claimed for Christians the liberty of eating things sacrificed to idols, Revelation 2:20. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jezabel. Of Hebrew origin ('Iyzebel); Jezabel (i.e. Jezebel), a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher) -- Jezabel. see HEBREW 'Iyzebel Forms and Transliterations Ιεζαβελ Ἰεζάβελ ιέρακα ιέραξ Iezabel Iezábel Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Revelation 2:20 N GRK: τὴν γυναῖκα Ἰεζάβελ ἡ λέγουσα NAS: the woman Jezebel, who calls KJV: that woman Jezebel, which INT: the woman Jezebel her who calls Strong's Greek 2403 1 Occurrence Ἰεζάβελ — 1 Occ.