Naboth

[ney-both, -bohth]

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.

Naboth

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Naboth¹

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

Example Sentences

Children run around a track where the two-time world marathon champion Abel Kirui trains And according to the school's headmaster, Naboth Okadie, the romantic image of future champions earning their stripes on their daily run to school, does not quite tally with the harsh reality that his pupils face.

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Of this tradition the Naboth incident in the time of Ahab furnishes a clear example which brings to light the contrast between the Tyrian Baal-cult, which was scarcely ethical, and of which Jezebel and Ahab were devotees, and the moral requirements of the religion of Yahweh of which Elijah was the prophet and impassioned exponent.

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We stand on safer ground when we come to Elijah’s bold intervention on behalf of righteousness when he declared in the name of Yahweh the divine judgment on Ahab and his house for the judicial murder of Naboth.

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Even Jezebel suborned two men of Belial to bring about the end of Naboth!'

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His death at the hands of Jehu in Naboth's vineyard is one of the most dramatic incidents of Israelitish history.

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