Joel

[ joh-uh l ]

/ ˈdʒoʊ əl /

noun

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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Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Joel Klein hates monopolies, but he really loves the private sector.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Music journalist Joel Selwin annotates, with a preface by Donovan, a foreword by Jorma Kaukonen, and an afterword by John Poppy.
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1998, Joel Thomas Zimmerman was 16 years old, noodling around with vintage DOS music software like Impulse Tracker.
Mickey Mouse Takes Deadmau5 to Court|Jay Michaelson|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The descendant of Joel sends this to the descendant of the Nerowegs.
The Carlovingian Coins|Eugne Sue
So Joel sprang off from the lower branch of the apple tree and went zip-tear-bang, at the paper ring.
The Adventures of Joel Pepper|Margaret Sidney
The next day Joel called Ellen aside and asked her whether she was not going home with her aunt.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various
"He must have took the money when I fell from the tree," thought Joel, crestfallen.
Facing the World|Horatio Alger
This hundred acres Joel had had carefully surveyed before he went to New-York.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for joel

Joel

/ (ˈdʒəʊəl) /

noun Old Testament

a Hebrew prophet

the book containing his oracles

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Joel

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for joel

Joel

noun Old Testament