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May 4, 2011 This week's theme Biblical characters who became words This week's words jonah jezebel jehu judas jorum Invite friends from your social network to A.Word.A.Day Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg jehu PRONUNCIATION: (JEE-hyoo, -hoo) MEANING: noun: 1. A fast driver. 2. A driver of a cab. ETYMOLOGY: After King Jehu in the Old Testament, known for driving his chariot furiously. He had Jezebel killed. Earliest documented use: 1682. USAGE: "The jehu cabby was charged with street betting." Robert Hale; Undercover Cop Nabs Gamblers; Malvern Gazette (UK); May 8, 2008. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Every man possesses three characters: that which he exhibits, that which he really has, and that which he believes he has. -Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, novelist and journalist (1808-1890)

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