"Jezebel" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/ Audio: en-au-Jezebel.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|he|אִיזֶבֶל|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr='izével|ts=}} Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével), {{bor+|en|he|אִיזֶבֶל|tr='izével}} Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jezebel
  1. (biblical) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, People Categories (lifeform): Pierid butterflies Translations (Biblical character Jezebel): Ἰεζάβελ (Iezábel) (Ancient Greek), يَزَابِل (yazābil) [feminine] (Arabic), Հեզաբել (Hezabel) (Armenian), Jezabel [feminine] (Catalan), 耶洗别 (Yēxǐbié) (Chinese Mandarin), 依則貝耳 (Chinese Mandarin), 依则贝耳 (Yīzébèi'ěr) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Izebel [feminine] (Dutch), Isebel (Finnish), Jézabel [feminine] (French), Jezebel [feminine] (French), Isebel [feminine] (German), Ιεζάβελ (Iezável) [feminine] (Greek), אִיזֶבֶל (Hebrew), Gezabele [feminine] (Italian), Izebel [feminine] (Italian), イゼベル (Izeberu) (Japanese), Езабел (Ezabel) (Kazakh), Hiezabel [feminine] (Latin), Jezebelė [feminine] (Lithuanian), Jezebeli (Maore Comorian), Jesabel [feminine] (Norwegian), Յեզաբէլ (Yezabēl) (Old Armenian), Izebel [feminine] (Polish), Jezabel [feminine] (Portuguese), Jezebel [feminine] (Portuguese), Иезавель (Ijezavelʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Jezabel [feminine] (Spanish), Jisebel [feminine] (Swedish), Jezebel [feminine] (Swedish), Isebel [feminine] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Jezebel-en-name-uirPFSjQ Disambiguation of People: 77 15 8 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 46 7 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 12 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 6 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 6 17 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/ Audio: en-au-Jezebel.ogg [Australia] Forms: Jezebels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|he|אִיזֶבֶל|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr='izével|ts=}} Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével), {{bor+|en|he|אִיזֶבֶל|tr='izével}} Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jezebel (plural Jezebels)
  1. (derogatory) A woman who is evil, scheming, shameless, or immoral. Tags: derogatory Translations (an immoral woman): lutka (Finnish), lunttu (Finnish), Agrippine [feminine] (French), ištvirkėlė [feminine] (Lithuanian), paleistuvė [feminine] (Lithuanian)
    Sense id: en-Jezebel-en-noun-MatMyWBV Disambiguation of 'an immoral woman': 94 6
  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Delias. Categories (lifeform): Pierid butterflies Derived forms: Jezebel sauce
    Sense id: en-Jezebel-en-noun-RinpMdWg Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 46 7 47

Proper name [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Jezebel f, {{pt-proper noun|f}} Jezebel f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Portuguese female given names, Portuguese given names
    Sense id: en-Jezebel-pt-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "an immoral woman",
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