Joel
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Joel
- /ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/ US
- /d͡ʒoʊˈɛl/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒəʊ(ə)l/ UK
- /d͡ʒəʊˈɛl/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒɒl/
Rhymes with -əʊəl, -əʊl, (some men) -ɛl
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname from Hebrew.
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: joe, brian, joelle, gul, goel, frank, yoel, visionary, seer, prophet, oracle, diviner, soothsayer, foreteller, predictor, augur
Translations
Talk about this word "Joel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/joel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Joel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/joel "Joel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/joel.Cite this
@misc{joel_2026,
title = {Joel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
