Joel definition

jōəl

A Hebrew prophet of the sixth century bc .

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(name, person, proper) A masculine name.

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The book of his preachings.

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(person) A Hebrew prophet, probably of the 5th cent. b.c.

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A male given name.

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(biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

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(biblical) A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.

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Origin of joel

Hebrew yô’ēl Yahweh (is) God yô Yahweh hwy in Semitic roots ’ēl God ℵl in Semitic roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yoél, “Joel”), from "Yahweh (is) God". As a medieval French and English given name, it is also a rendering of the Breton saint's name Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn).

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