Joel
[joh-uh l]
- a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period.
- a book of the Bible bearing his name.
- a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord is God.”
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Examples from the Web for joel
Contemporary Examples
Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
Joel Klein hates monopolies, but he really loves the private sector.
Music journalist Joel Selwin annotates, with a preface by Donovan, a foreword by Jorma Kaukonen, and an afterword by John Poppy.
In 1998, Joel Thomas Zimmerman was 16 years old, noodling around with vintage DOS music software like Impulse Tracker.
Historical Examples
He spoke tenderly, but inflexibly, and Joel felt that his fate was pronounced.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From HomeBayard Taylor
Joel Barlow, the poet, was sent to Paris to negotiate the sale of the lands.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers
Then he emerged from the house and he and Joel walked rapidly off together.
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
If I didn't take it you and Joel might have had a poor relation to board and lodge.
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
And Joel and George Kent they think he's the greatest man they ever saw.
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
Joel
- a Hebrew prophet
- the book containing his oracles
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Word Origin and History for joel
Joel
masc. proper name, from Hebrew Yoh'el, name of a minor Old Testament prophet, literally "the Lord is God;" the same name as Elijah (q.v.) but with the elements reversed. But the personal name that became common in Devon and Cornwall and the Breton districts of Yorkshire and the Eastern Counties immediately after the Conquest is from Old Breton Iudhael, from Iud- "chief, lord" + hael "generous." It is the source of the modern British surname Joel, as well as Jewell, Joule, and Jolson.
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