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

From the day Sasaki signed with the Dodgers in January, his agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Media Group, was quick to remind reporters that his young client was “not a finished product by any stretch.”

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Joel has served as a Visiting Scholar of Race, Religion, and Politics at the University of St. Thomas and is a graduate of Wheaton College and Duke University.

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Earlier Thursday, Canadian Public Works Minister Joel Lightbound said state-owned Canada Post “is effectively insolvent,” and required a onetime $700 million loan earlier this year to stay afloat and meet payroll requirements.

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His father, Joel, is a French citizen, and the couple live in France.

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Andre Joel Hudson, the wrestler who invited Jackson to the event, can be heard later on video telling Jackson what to do in the ring.

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