jezebel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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)
  2. noun a shameless impudent scheming woman

WordNet

Jez"e*bel noun
Etymology
From Jezebel, Heb. Izebel, the wife of Ahab king of Israel.
Definitions
  1. A bold, vicious woman; a termagant. Spectator.

Webster 1913