by Lisa (guest)
2/10/2025, 4:33 AM
Jezebel is the Anglicized transliteration of the Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ʾIzeḇel. The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible states that the name is "best understood as meaning 'Where is the Lord?'" (Hebrew: אֵיזֶה בַּעַל, romanized: ʾēze baʿal), a ritual cry from worship ceremonies in honor of Baal during periods of the year when the god was considered to be in the underworld.