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Jael

[jey-uhl]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a woman who killed Sisera by hammering a tent pin into his head as he slept.



Jael

/ ˈdʒeɪəl /

noun

  1. Old Testament the woman who killed Sisera when he took refuge in her tent (Judges 4:17–21)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“I understand how frustrated people feel about being able to find a provider,” said Jael Weinberg, a licensed mental health counselor and registered art therapist in Seattle.

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Arizona State fans know it as the “Jael Mary.”

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“Living out here is all about the beauty of the place, but the world is encroaching,” said artist Jael Hoffman, who lives in Olancha and campaigned against a 20-acre solar farm built across Highway 395 from her sculpture garden.

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Jael Baha is a Oaxacan American who grew up in Koreatown, where her family owns laundromats and dry cleaners.

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While the Hulbert kids run around the field waiting for more stars to fill the sky, their mom, Jael Hulbert, gazes up into the midnight blue.

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