(Jezebel) he derives from
אִי
(i) "not" (comp. I-chabod, "In-glorious") and
זָבַל
(zábal), "to dwell, cohabit with."
The name will then mean "without cohabitation," i.e. αλοχος (Plat. Theæt.) "chaste, modest." Comp. Agnes, Katherine, &c.
Less satisfactory explanations may be found in Calmet's Dictionary, and the Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature, edited by Dr. Kitlo.
R.T.H.G.
Jezebel.—The Hebrew spelling
אִיזֶבֶל