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耶洗別

简耶洗别 · 繁耶洗別

Mandarin · pinyin Yē xǐ bié

Jezebel, wife of Ahab and mother of Ahaziah, major character in 1 Kings 16:31, 19:1, 21 and 2 Kings 9, killed by Jehu 耶戶 Yē hù

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耶: yé · used in transliteration
洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
別: Look up this written character
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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1–3–2 · Ye1 xi3 bie2

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