What is "jezebel"

Jezebel \Jez"e*bel\, n. [From Jezebel, Heb. Izebel, the wife of Ahab king of Israel.] A bold, vicious woman; a termagant.
--Spectator.

"impudent woman," 1550s, after Jezebel, the wicked Tyrean princess who married Ahab, king of Israel (Kings xxi:5-23), from Hebrew Izebhel, "a name of uncertain origin and meaning" [Klein].

n. (alternative form of Jezebel English)

Jezebel or Dyesebel may refer to:

• Jezebel, biblical figure and wife of King Ahab
• Jezebel, in the Book of Revelation 2:20 a prophetess in the church of Thyatira
• Jezebel (film), starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda
• Jezebel (website), a blog aimed at women
• The Jezabels, a band from Sydney, Australia
• A novel by Irène Némirovsky published in 1936
• Jezebel Baley, the wife of the character Elijah Baley in Isaac Asimov's Robot novels
• Jezebel or Jizabel Disraeli, a character in Kaori Yuki's manga series Earl Cain
• Jezebel, a historic fire engine maintained by the RCS Motor Club
• Jezebel, a bare critical experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory made of plutonium
• Delias, a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae commonly called the Jezebels
• A family of US airborne long-range passive sonobuoy systems, including AN/AQA-3, AQA-4, AQA-5 and AQA-7
• Project Jezebel, part of the research for SOSUS (Sound Surveillance System)
• Dyesebel, a fictional mermaid character in the Philippines

Jezebel (/ˈdʒɛzəbəl/, ) (fl. 9th century BCE) was a queen, identified in the Hebrew Book of Kings (1 Kings 16:31) as the daughter of Ithobaal I of Sidon and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel.

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jezebel incited her husband King Ahab to abandon the worship of Yahweh and encourage worship of the deities Baal and Asherah instead. Jezebel persecuted the prophets of Yahweh, and fabricated evidence of blasphemy against an innocent landowner who refused to sell his property to King Ahab, causing the landowner to be put to death. For these transgressions against the God and people of Israel, Jezebel met a gruesome death – thrown out of a window by members of her own court retinue, and the flesh of her corpse eaten by stray dogs.

Jezebel became associated with false prophets. In some interpretations, her dressing in finery and putting on makeup led to the association of the use of cosmetics with "painted women" or prostitutes.

Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic drama film released by Warner Brothers and directed by William Wyler. It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, supported by George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Richard Cromwell, and Fay Bainter. The film was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston and Robert Buckner, from the play by Owen Davis, Sr.

The film tells the story of a headstrong young Southern woman during the Antebellum period whose actions cost her the man she loves.

The film is based on a 1933 stageplay starring Miriam Hopkins. Tallulah Bankhead was originally slated for the role but fell severely ill during rehearsals.

For "Jezebel" by Jon Stevens, see Jezebel (Jon Stevens song)

"Jezebel" is a 1951 popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. It was recorded by Frankie Laine with the Norman Luboff Choir and Mitch Miller and his orchestra on April 4, 1951 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39367. The record reached #2 on the Billboard chart and was a million seller. The B-side, " Rose, Rose, I Love You", was a hit too and reached #3.

The title refers to the Biblical woman Jezebel of the Old Testament.

Jezebel is a blog geared towards women, under the tagline "Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women. Without Airbrushing." It was launched in 2007 by Gawker Media and is currently owned by Univision Communications.

"Jezebel" is a song recorded by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released in December 2001 as the second single from the album Never Love You Enough. The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Jay DeMarcus, of Rascal Flatts and formerly of Wright's road band, co-wrote the song with Marcus Hummon.

"Jezebel" is a song recorded by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Jon Stevens. The song was produced by Steve Robinson. It was released in October 1979 as Stevens' debut single and peaked at number 1 in New Zealand on 2 December 1979 and remained at number 1 for 9 weeks.

Jezebel is the debut studio album by New Zealand musician, Jon Stevens. The album contained two number one singles and was released in February 1980. It peaked at number 7 on the New Zealand album chart and cemented Stevens’ position as New Zealand’s premier solo male artist of the time.

The album was released on iTunes in New Zealand in June 2014.