Jael

[ jey-uhl ]

/ ˈdʒeɪ əl /

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noun

a woman who killed Sisera by hammering a tent pin into his head as he slept. Judges 4:17–22.

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How to use Jael in a sentence

Jael was a Hebrew Boadicea; Gideon, at the head of his three hundred men, might have been a hero of mediaeval romance.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
But Sisera "fled away on his feet" to Jael, the wife of his friend.
Fair to Look Upon|Mary Belle Freeley
Let us dismiss Jael, for the present, from our meditations, and offer a reflection or two on the fate of Sisera.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
Let the benediction of heaven rest upon the head of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above all other women!
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox

Blessed above women shall Jael, the wife be of Heber the Kenite, be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for Jael

Jael

/ (ˈdʒeɪəl) /

noun

Old Testament the woman who killed Sisera when he took refuge in her tent (Judges 4:17–21)

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