a ritual question spoken in ceremonies honouring Baal. Alternatively, it may mean "not exalted". In the Old Testament Jezebel is the evil wife of Ahab, king of Israel. After she was thrown from a window to her death her body was eaten by dogs, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy.
ASNAM. Asnam is the Arabic word for "idols" (sing., sanam). The origin of the term is found in the Semitic root S.L.M. ... Hence, the Arabic sanam is basically the corporeal image of the deity.
The Meaning of Baalim and Ashtaroth in the Old Testament. Page 1. IV.-THE MEANING OF BAALIM AND ASHTAROTH. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.1.
