Joel

[joh-uhl]

noun

1. a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

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

Joel

/ ˈdʒəʊəl /

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet

2. the book containing his oracles

Example Sentences

Joel and Benji’s pop-punk band hadn’t played in years when a famous couple asked them to play their nuptials in the south of France.

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At one point, Ken Kawahara said, their father sold their boat in the hope that Joel Kawahara did not spend all his time fishing.

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Coen is, of course, half of another twosome with his brother Joel that also enjoys defying labels.

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Nope, “Train Dreams” is here and there’s something about its poise and intimacy that makes it feel, finally, like Netflix has a big awards winner, provided viewers can get beyond Joel Edgerton’s bushy beard.

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Even when we were struggling, there was a generation of us, like Joel de la Fuente and Will Yun Lee and Ron Yuan, who would call each other all the time when there were auditions.

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