yoel · Joel

What it means

yoel (יוֹאֵל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Joel”.

The name of several people; among them the eldest son of Samuel (1 Samuel 8:2) and the prophet of the book of Joel. It means "YHWH is God".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×14
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Ezra×1
• Nehemiah×1
• Joel×1

• 1 Samuel 8:2

  The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.

• 1 Chronicles 4:35

  and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

• 1 Chronicles 5:4

  The sons of Joel: Shemaiah, his son; Gog, his son; Shimei, his son;

• 1 Chronicles 5:8

  and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel; he lived in Aroer, and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

• 1 Chronicles 5:12

  Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat, in Bashan.

• 1 Chronicles 6:33

  And these are those who stood there, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

• 1 Chronicles 6:36

  the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

• 1 Chronicles 7:3

  And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; five, all of them heads.

• 1 Chronicles 11:38

  Joel brother of Nathan; Mibhar son of Hagri;

• 1 Chronicles 15:7

  of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers, one hundred and thirty;

• 1 Chronicles 15:11

  David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab;

• 1 Chronicles 15:17

  So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

• 1 Chronicles 23:8

  The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the head, Zetham, and Joel, three.

• 1 Chronicles 26:22

  The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of YHWH.

• 1 Chronicles 27:20

  for the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah; for the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

• 2 Chronicles 29:12

  Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

• Ezra 10:43

  Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai and Joel, Benaiah.

• Nehemiah 11:9

  And Joel son of Zichri was the one appointed over them; and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the city, the second.

• Joel 1:1

  The word of YHWH that came to Joel, son of Pethuel.