Joel

[ joh-uhl ]

noun
  1. a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period.

  2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord is God.”

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Joel

/ (ˈdʒəʊəl) /


nounOld Testament
  1. a Hebrew prophet

  2. the book containing his oracles

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