Stephen D. Ricks et al. discusses the name "Isabel" in Alma 39:3.
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Dictionary of Proper Names and Foreign Words in the Book of Mormon, ed. Stephen D. Ricks, Paul Y. Hoskisson, Robert F. Smith, and John Gee (Orem, Utah: The Interpreter Foundation, 2022), 150
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Isabel
Lehite PN Harlot who caused Alma the Younger’s son Corianton to abandon his mission (Alma 39:3)
Etymology: The PN Isabel may be a variant spelling of Jezebel, from the Hebrew ‘îzebel, “where is (the) Prince?” The King James spelling of the name, Jezebel, follows the spelling of the Septuagint ιεζαβελ, and not of the Hebrew. Alternately, Isabel may be from the Hebrew root √sbl, “to bear, carry a heavy load.” There are some interesting possibilities with the connotations that occur with the verb: carrying an idol, carrying a load of pain or guilt, bearing iniquities, and (for the pual) becoming pregnant. Based on the pual, if the name Isabel were analyzed as a piel (despite the fact that the b is not doubled), it could mean “he (i.e., a deity) has impregnated” or “he will impregnate” (piel imperfect form third person m.s.).
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