Joel

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

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

  • Audio (Southern England); /ˈd͡ʒəʊl/:

    (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊəl, -əʊl, (some men) -ɛl

Proper noun

Joel

Book of Joel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Joel on Wikisource.Wikisource Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

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.

Translations

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Joël (af) m
• Arabic: سفر يوئيل
• Armenian: Հովել (hy) (Hovel)
• Asturian: Xoel (ast)
• Basque: Joel (eu)
• Bengali: যোয়েল (jōẇel)
• Breton: Yoel (br) m
• Burmese: ယောလအနာဂတ္တိကျမ်း (yau:la.a.nagatti.kyam:)
• Catalan: Joel (ca)
• Cebuano: Joel
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 約珥書／约珥书 (joek³ ji⁵ syu¹)

  Eastern Min: 約珥書／约珥书 (Iók-ngī-cṳ̆)

  Hakka: 約珥書／约珥书 (Yok-ngí-sû)

  Mandarin: 約珥書／约珥书 (zh) (Yuē'ěrshū)

• Corsican: Ghjuellu (co)
• Czech: Joel
• Danish: Joel
• Dutch: Joël (nl)
• Estonian: Joel (et)
• Faroese: Jóel (fo) m
• Finnish: Joel (fi)
• French: Joël (fr)
• German: Joel (de)
• Greek: Ιωήλ (el) (Ioḯl)

  Ancient: Ἰωήλ m (Iōḗl)

• Greenlandic: Joeli (kl)
• Gujarati: યોએલ (yoela)
• Hawaiian: Ioʻela
• Hebrew: יוֹאֵל (he) (Yoel)
• Hindi: योएल (yoel)
• Hungarian: Jóel (hu)
• Icelandic: Jóel (is) m
• Ido: Ioel (io)
• Indonesian: Yoël
• Irish: Leabhar Ióéil m, Ióéil (ga) m
• Italian: Gioele (it)
• Japanese: ヨエル書 (Yoeru sho)
• Kannada: ಯೋವೇಲ (yōvēla)
• Kazakh: Жоел (Joel)
• Khmer: យ៉ូអែល (youʼael)
• Konkani: जोएल आचें पुसतक (joel ācẽ pustak)
• Korean: 요엘서 (yoelseo)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: یۆئێل (yo'êl)

• Latin: Ioel (la)
• Latvian: Joēl (lv)
• Limburgish: Joël
• Lithuanian: Joelio knyga (lt) f
• Malayalam: ജോയേലിന്റെ പുസ്തകം (jōyēlinṟe pustakaṁ)
• Maltese: Ktieb Ġoel (mt)
• Manx: Joel (gv)
• Maori: Hoera (mi)
• Marathi: योएल (yoel)
• Nepali: योएल (yoel)
• Norwegian: Joel (no)
• Odia: ଯୋୟେଲ ଭବିଷ୍ୟ‌ଦ୍‌ବକ୍ତାଙ୍କ ପୁସ୍ତକ (joyela bhabishya‌d‌baktāṅka pustaka)
• Persian: یوئیل (fa)
• Polish: Księga Joela f
• Portuguese: Joel (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਯੋਏਲ (yoēla)
• Romanian: Ioel m
• Russian: Иои́ль (ru) m (Ioílʹ)
• Scots: Joel
• Scottish Gaelic: Ioel (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Knjiga proroka Joila, Joel
• Sicilian: Jueli
• Sinhalese: යෝවෙල් (yōwel)
• Slovak: Joel
• Slovene: Joel (sl)
• Spanish: Joel (es) m
• Swahili: Yoeli (sw)
• Swedish: Joel (sv) c
• Tagalog: Joel (tl)
• Tamil: யோவேல் (yōvēl)
• Telugu: యోవేలు (yōvēlu)
• Thai: โยเอล
• Urdu: یوایل (evāel)
• Waray-Waray: Joel
• Welsh: Joel (cy) m
• West Frisian: Joël
• Zealandic: Joël

male given name

• Afrikaans: Joël (af)
• Armenian: Հովել (hy) (Hovel)
• Asturian: Xoel (ast)
• Basque: Joel (eu)
• Breton: Yoel (br) m
• Cebuano: Joel
• Chinese:

  Eastern Min: 約珥／约珥 (Iók-ngī)

  Mandarin: 喬爾／乔尔 (Qiáo'ěr)

• Corsican: Ghjuellu (co)
• Czech: Joel
• Danish: Joel
• Dutch: Joël (nl)
• Estonian: Joel (et)
• Faroese: Jóel (fo) m
• Finnish: Joel (fi)
• French: Joël (fr)
• German: Joel (de)
• Greek: Ιωήλ (el) m (Ioḯl)

  Ancient: Ἰωήλ m (Iōḗl)

• Greenlandic: Joeli (kl)
• Hawaiian: Ioʻela
• Hebrew: יוֹאֵל (he) (yoel)
• Hungarian: Joel (hu)
• Icelandic: Jóel (is) m
• Ido: Ioel (io)
• Irish: Ióéil (ga) m
• Italian: Gioele (it)
• Japanese: ヨエル (Yoeru)
• Kazakh: Жоел (Joel)
• Latin: Ioel (la)
• Latvian: Joēl (lv)
• Limburgish: Joël
• Lithuanian: Joelis m
• Manx: Joel (gv)
• Maori: Hoera (mi)
• Marathi: जोएल m (joel)
• Norwegian: Joel (no)
• Polish: Joel (pl) m
• Portuguese: Joel (pt) m
• Romanian: Ioel m
• Russian: Джо́эл m (Džóel)
• Scots: Joel
• Scottish Gaelic: Ioel (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Joil m
• Sicilian: Jueli
• Slovak: Joel
• Slovene: Joel (sl) m
• Spanish: Joel (es)
• Swahili: Yoeli (sw)
• Swedish: Joel (sv) c
• Tagalog: Joel (tl)
• Waray-Waray: Joel
• Welsh: Joel (cy) m
• West Frisian: Joël
• Zealandic: Joël

Anagrams

• jole

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed 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 Biblical Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yoél).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Joel

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

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
abessive		Joelitta	Joeleitta
instructive		—	Joelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Joel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Joelini Joelini accusative nom. Joelini Joelini gen. Joelini genitive Joelini Joelieni partitive Joeliani Joelejani inessive Joelissani Joeleissani elative Joelistani Joeleistani illative Joeliini Joeleihini adessive Joelillani Joeleillani ablative Joeliltani Joeleiltani allative Joelilleni Joeleilleni essive Joelinani Joeleinani translative Joelikseni Joeleikseni abessive Joelittani Joeleittani instructive — — comitative — Joeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Joelisi Joelisi accusative nom. Joelisi Joelisi gen. Joelisi genitive Joelisi Joeliesi partitive Joeliasi Joelejasi inessive Joelissasi Joeleissasi elative Joelistasi Joeleistasi illative Joeliisi Joeleihisi adessive Joelillasi Joeleillasi ablative Joeliltasi Joeleiltasi allative Joelillesi Joeleillesi essive Joelinasi Joeleinasi translative Joeliksesi Joeleiksesi abessive Joelittasi Joeleittasi instructive — — comitative — Joeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Joelimme Joelimme accusative nom. Joelimme Joelimme gen. Joelimme genitive Joelimme Joeliemme partitive Joeliamme Joelejamme inessive Joelissamme Joeleissamme elative Joelistamme Joeleistamme illative Joeliimme Joeleihimme adessive Joelillamme Joeleillamme ablative Joeliltamme Joeleiltamme allative Joelillemme Joeleillemme essive Joelinamme Joeleinamme translative Joeliksemme Joeleiksemme abessive Joelittamme Joeleittamme instructive — — comitative — Joeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Joelinne Joelinne accusative nom. Joelinne Joelinne gen. Joelinne genitive Joelinne Joelienne partitive Joelianne Joelejanne inessive Joelissanne Joeleissanne elative Joelistanne Joeleistanne illative Joeliinne Joeleihinne adessive Joelillanne Joeleillanne ablative Joeliltanne Joeleiltanne allative Joelillenne Joeleillenne essive Joelinanne Joeleinanne translative Joeliksenne Joeleiksenne abessive Joelittanne Joeleittanne instructive — — comitative — Joeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Joelinsa Joelinsa accusative nom. Joelinsa Joelinsa gen. Joelinsa genitive Joelinsa Joeliensa partitive Joeliaan Joeliansa Joelejaan Joelejansa inessive Joelissaan Joelissansa Joeleissaan Joeleissansa elative Joelistaan Joelistansa Joeleistaan Joeleistansa illative Joeliinsa Joeleihinsa adessive Joelillaan Joelillansa Joeleillaan Joeleillansa ablative Joeliltaan Joeliltansa Joeleiltaan Joeleiltansa allative Joelilleen Joelillensa Joeleilleen Joeleillensa essive Joelinaan Joelinansa Joeleinaan Joeleinansa translative Joelikseen Joeliksensa Joeleikseen Joeleiksensa abessive Joelittaan Joelittansa Joeleittaan Joeleittansa instructive — — comitative — Joeleineen Joeleinensa

Statistics

• 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.

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/
• 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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Joel

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

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Ioel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.ɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɛl
• Syllabification: Jo‧el

Proper noun

Joel m pers

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

Declension

Declension of Joel

	singular
nominative	Joel
genitive	Joela
dative	Joelowi
accusative	Joela
instrumental	Joelem
locative	Joelu
vocative	Joelu

Proper noun

Joel m pers

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], 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 Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Joel in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɛw/ [ʒoˈɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɛl/ [ˈʒwɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɛl/ [ˈʒwɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɛ.li/

• 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

Coordinate terms

• (livros do Antigo Testamento católico) Génesis/Gênesis (Brazil), Êxodo, Levítico, Números, Deuteronómio/Deuteronômio (Brazil), Josué, Juízes, Rute, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Reis, 2 Reis, 1 Crónicas/1 Crônicas (Brazil), 2 Crónicas/2 Crônicas (Brazil), Esdras, Neemias, Tobias, Judite, Ester, 1 Macabeus, 2 Macabeus, Jó, Salmos, Provérbios, Eclesiastes, Cântico dos Cânticos, Sabedoria, Eclesiástico, Isaías, Jeremias, Lamentações, Baruque, Ezequiel, Daniel, Oseias, Joel, Amós, Abdias, Jonas, Miqueias, Naum, Habacuc, Sofonias, Ageu, Zacarias, Malaquias ^{(Category: pt:Books of the Bible)}

Slovak

Proper noun

Joel m pers (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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːɛl

Proper noun

Joel c (genitive Joels)

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