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joel

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/

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What does joel mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. A surname from Hebrew.
  3. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/d͡ʒoʊˈɛl/
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Among the texts of Scripture on which this belief rested was especially Joel ii, 30, 31.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
When Joel and Malachi prophecyed, is not evident by their Writings.
Thomas HobbesLeviathanProject Gutenberg ebook #3207
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We found the kitchen shutters forced but not finished; and in the area a tremendous bag of tools, a hammer large enough for the hand of a Joel, and six chisels!
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
The Rev. Dr. Joel Parker, of Philadelphia, in the course of a discussion on the nature of Slavery, says, "What, then, are the evils inseparable from slavery? There is not one that is not equally inseparable from depraved human nature in other lawful relations."
William Craft; Ellen CraftRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from SlaveryProject Gutenberg ebook #585
The laugh which echoes one of Seumas McManus's rigmaroles is not the chuckle which follows one of Joel Chandler Harris's anecdotes; the gentle sadness of an Andersen allegory is not the heart-searching tragedy of a tale from the Greek; nor is any one story of an author just like any other of the same making.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474