What Does the Name Jezebel Mean?

Q: What does the name Jezebel mean?

Jezebel means "uncertain - possibly 'where is the prince?' or reinterpreted in Hebrew as 'not exalted'" in Phoenician/Hebrew. Her name became a byword for wickedness and idolatry.

Jezebel means "uncertain - possibly 'where is the prince?' or reinterpreted in Hebrew as 'not exalted'" (Phoenician/Hebrew).

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Her name became a byword for wickedness and idolatry.

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