Naboth

American  

[ney-both, -bohth] / ˈneɪ bɒθ, -boʊθ /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard.

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Naboth British  

/ ˈneɪbɒθ /

noun

1. Old Testament an inhabitant of Jezreel, murdered by King Ahab at the instigation of his wife Jezebel for refusing to sell his vineyard (I Kings 21)

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Etymology

Origin of Naboth

From Hebrew Nābhōth, of uncertain origin and meaning, perhaps “sprout”

Example Sentences

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Naboth

In a closing summation, he linked himself with Naboth of the Old Testament whose vineyard was stolen by King Ahab.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Ahab, on the throne of Israel, "refused to eat bread" because he could not get possession of the vineyard of Naboth.

From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 7, July, 1880 by Aaron Walker

The plea," he writes, "under which Mr Buchanan proposes to quarrel with Spain, if she will not sell that which America wishes to buy, is the plea under which Ahab quarrelled with Naboth.

From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey

And Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee."

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Theodore Gerald Soares

They certainly went on in their wicked ways, for soon we read that Ahab coveted the vineyard of a man named Naboth.

From The Man Who Did Not Die The Story of Elijah by J. H. Willard