Joel
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Hebrew.
- 2 A surname from Hebrew.
- 3 A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- 4 A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.
"The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
Example
More examples"Every insult from Joel is just a hidden compliment."
Etymology
From Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yo'él, “Yahweh (is) God”). As a medieval French and English given name, it is also from Breton Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn). Cf. Elijah.