English noun: Jezebel | |||
1. | Jezebel (person) wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC) | ||
Instance hypernym | Jewess, queen | ||
2. | jezebel (person) a shameless impudent scheming woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||