H3100 H3100
Joel — personal name meaning 'YHWH is God,' borne by at least thirteen individuals in the Hebrew Bible
A theophoric personal name composed of the divine name Yah and El ('God'), yielding the meaning 'YHWH is God.' The name is borne by numerous figures across Israel's history, most famously the prophet Joel son of Pethuel but also Samuel's firstborn son (1 Sam 8:2), a Simeonite prince, a Reubenite chief, several Levitical musicians, and leaders in the post-exilic community. Spanish, French, and German traditions all preserve a form close to 'Joel,' reflecting remarkably stable transmission of this name across centuries and languages.
Senses
1. Yoel — The proper name Yoel (Joel), a theophoric compound of Yah + El meaning 'YHWH is God.' Applied to at least thirteen distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including Samuel's firstborn (1 Sam 8:2), a prophet (Joel 1:1), Levitical singers, tribal chiefs, and post-exilic leaders. The uniform rendering across English, Spanish, French, and German as 'Joel' attests to its stable transliteration history. 19×
AR["وَ-يوئيل", "وَ-يُوئِيلَ", "وَ-يُوئِيلُ", "يوئيل", "يُوئِيل", "يُوئِيلَ", "يُوئِيلُ"]·ben["আর-যোয়েল", "ও-যোয়েল", "গের্শোম-এর", "যোয়েল", "যোয়েল-এর", "যোয়েলের", "লেবীয়দের"]·DE["Joel", "und-Joel"]·EN["Joel", "Yo'el", "Yoel", "and-Yo'el", "and-Yoel"]·FR["Joel", "Joël", "et-Joël"]·heb["ו-יואל", "יואל"]·HI["और-योएल", "योएल"]·ID["Dan-Yoel", "Yoel", "dan-Yoel"]·IT["Gioele", "Joel", "e-Gioele"]·jav["Lan-Yoel", "Yoèl", "lan-Yoel", "lan-Yoèl"]·KO["그-와-요엘", "그리고-요엘", "그리고-요엘과", "그리고-요엘이", "요엘", "요엘이었고"]·PT["E-Yo'el", "E-Yoel", "Yo'el", "Yoel", "e-Yo'el", "e-Yoel"]·RU["Иоил", "Иоиля", "Йоэль", "Йоэлю", "Йоэля", "и-Иоил", "и-ЙоЭль", "и-Йоэль", "и-Йоэля"]·ES["Joel", "Y-Joel", "Y-Yoel", "Yoel", "y-Joel", "y-Yoel"]·SW["Na-Yoeli", "Yoeli", "na-Yoeli"]·TR["Yoel", "Yoel'e", "Yoel'in", "ve-Yoel", "ve-Yoel'e"]·urd["اور-یوئیل", "اور-یوایل", "یوئیل", "یوئیل-کا", "یوایل", "یوایل-کا", "یوایل-کے"]
1 Sam 8:2, 1 Chr 4:35, 1 Chr 5:4, 1 Chr 5:8, 1 Chr 5:12, 1 Chr 6:33, 1 Chr 6:36, 1 Chr 7:3, 1 Chr 11:38, 1 Chr 15:7, 1 Chr 15:11, 1 Chr 15:17 (+7 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יוֹאֵל † יוֹאֵל n.pr.m. 𝔊 Ἰωηλ (usually interpr. as י׳ is God, cf. אֵלִיָּהוּ; but Ph. יאל … CIS i. 132 l. 4 & in יאלפעל (Louvre) appar. n.pr. dei, perhaps = Iolaos, CIS i. p. 163 & reff.; v. also NesEg 86 RSK 301; Nes strong-willed, cf. ויל, ואל Sin. Inscr. وائل, v. ואלו EutSin.Inschr. No. 5 + often, yet cf. DrStud. Bib. i. 5 n.; W in RSl.c. proposes connex. with Arabic Wâil in n.pr. trib.…