Joel

See also: joel, Jóel, Joēl, jöl, and Joël

English

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹאֵל‎ (yoél, “Yahweh (is) God”). As a medieval French and English given name, it is also from Breton Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn). Cf. Elijah.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊ(ə)l/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊəl, -əʊl

Proper noun

Joel

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  1. A male given name from Hebrew
  2. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  3. (biblical) A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹאֵל‎.

Proper noun

Joel m

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

Danish

Proper noun

Joel

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Joel

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹאֵל‎ (yoél).

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

Proper noun

Joel

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

Declension
Inflection of Joel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Joel Joelit
genitive Joelin Joelien
partitive Joelia Joeleja
illative Joeliin Joeleihin
singular plural
nominative Joel Joelit
accusative nom. Joel Joelit
gen. Joelin
genitive Joelin Joelien
partitive Joelia Joeleja
inessive Joelissa Joeleissa
elative Joelista Joeleista
illative Joeliin Joeleihin
adessive Joelilla Joeleilla
ablative Joelilta Joeleilta
allative Joelille Joeleille
essive Joelina Joeleina
translative Joeliksi Joeleiksi
instructive — Joelein
abessive Joelitta Joeleitta
comitative — Joeleineen
Possessive forms of Joel (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Joelini Joelimme
2nd person Joelisi Joelinne
3rd person Joelinsa

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Joel

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

Italian

Etymology

From various languages, ultimately from Hebrew יוֹאֵל‎.

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

Proper noun

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

References
  1. Joel in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian

Proper noun

Joel

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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ioel, from Ancient Greek Ἰωήλ (Iōḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹאֵל‎‎ (yoél).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ɛl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɛl
  • Syllabification: Jo‧el

Proper noun

Joel m pers

  1. (biblical) Joel (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Joel

Declension
Declension of Joel
singular plural
nominative Joel Joelowie
genitive Joela Joelów
dative Joelowi Joelom
accusative Joela Joelów
instrumental Joelem Joelami
locative Joelu Joelach
vocative Joelu Joelowie

Further reading
  • Joel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Joel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒoˈɛw/ [ʒoˈɛʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒwɛl/ [ˈʒwɛɫ]

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

Proper noun

Joel m

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

Slovak

Proper noun

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

  1. (religion) Joel

Declension
Declension of Joel
singular plural
nominative Joel Joelovia
genitive Joela Joelov
dative Joelovi Joelom
accusative Joela Joelov
locative Joelovi Joeloch
instrumental Joelom Joelami

Spanish

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

Proper noun

Joel m

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Joel c (genitive Joels)

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