Joel

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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/, (some men) /d͡ʒoʊˈɛl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊ(ə)l/, (some men) /d͡ʒəʊˈɛl/

  • Audio (Southern England); /ˈd͡ʒəʊl/:

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  • (doll–dole merger) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒl/
• Rhymes: -əʊəl, -əʊl, (some men) -ɛl

Joel

1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A surname from Hebrew.
4. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
6. (biblical) A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joel 1:1:

     The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

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Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹאֵל.

Joel m

1. (biblical) Joel (prophet)
2. (biblical) Joel (book of the Bible)

Joel

1. (biblical) Joel.
2. a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin

Joel

1. (biblical) Joel.
2. a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin

From Biblical Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yoél).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoel/, [ˈjo̞e̞l]
• Rhymes: -oel
• Syllabification^(key): Jo‧el
• Hyphenation^(key): Jo‧el

Joel

1. (biblical) Joel.
2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew

• Joel is the 80^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 8,643 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,552 more), and also belongs to 7 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Joel

1. (biblical) Joel.
2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew

From various languages, ultimately from Hebrew יוֹאֵל.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔ.el/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔel

Joel ?

1. a male given name in English, Basque, Catalan, Cebuano, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Manx, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Scots, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, or Welsh
2. a surname in English or German

Joel

1. (biblical) Joel.
2. a male given name of biblical origin

Learned borrowing from Latin Ioel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.ɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɛl
• Syllabification: Jo‧el

Joel m pers

1. (biblical) Joel (prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel)

Joel m pers

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Joel

• Joel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Joel in PWN's encyclopedia

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ew, (Portugal) -ɛl
• Hyphenation: Jo‧el

Joel m (plural Joéis)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joel
2. (biblical) Joel (a minor biblical prophet)
3. (biblical) Joel (a book of the Bible)

Joel m pers (genitive singular Joela, nominative plural Joelovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. (religion) Joel

• IPA^(key): /xoˈel/ [xoˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Jo‧el

Joel m

1. (biblical) Joel (the book of the Bible)
2. (biblical) Joel (prophet)

• IPA^(key): /²juːɛl/, [ˈjuəˌɛl], [ˈjuːˌɛl]

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• Rhymes: -uːɛl

Joel c (genitive Joels)

1. Joel (biblical book and prophet)
2. a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin

Joel m (not mutable)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joel
2. (biblical) A prophet, author of the Book of Joel
3. (biblical) The Book of Joel