What does יוֹאֵל mean in the Bible?
יוֹאֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "Joel , the name of twelve Israelites".
Hebrew · H3100
יוֹאֵל
Joel , the name of twelve Israelites
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יוֹאֵלH3100
What does יוֹאֵל mean in the Bible?
יוֹאֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "Joel , the name of twelve Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3100?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Joel (10), of Joel (5), and Joel (2), [was] Joel (1), Joel [was] (1).
Where does יוֹאֵל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 8:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (14), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItJoel10×1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 4:35, 1 Chronicles 7:3, 1 Chronicles 11:38
of Joel5×1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 5:8, 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 6:36
and Joel2×1 Chronicles 23:8, 2 Chronicles 29:12
[was] Joel1×1 Chronicles 27:20
Joel [was]1×1 Chronicles 5:12
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 8:2יוֹאֵ֔לtoJoelNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 4:35וְיוֹאֵ֑לtoJoelConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 5:4יוֹאֵ֑לtoof JoelNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 5:8יוֹאֵ֑לtoof JoelNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 5:12יוֹאֵ֣לtoJoel [was]Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 6:33יוֹאֵ֖לtoof JoelNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 6:36יוֹאֵ֔לtoof JoelNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 7:3וְיוֹאֵ֧לtoJoelConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 11:38יוֹאֵל֙toJoelNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 15:7יוֹאֵ֣לtoJoelNoun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 8:2
Aligned rows19
Books represented6
1 Samuel11 Chronicles142 Chronicles1Ezra1Nehemiah1Joel1
Source forms
וְיוֹאֵ֣ל3xwə·yō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 26:22, 2 Chronicles 29:12
יוֹאֵ֔ל3xyō·w·’êl1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 6:36, 1 Chronicles 15:17
יוֹאֵ֖ל3xyō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 27:20, Joel 1:1
וְיוֹאֵ֖ל2xwə·yō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 23:8, Ezra 10:43
יוֹאֵ֑ל2xyō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 5:8
יוֹאֵ֣ל2xyō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 5:12, 1 Chronicles 15:7
וְיוֹאֵ֑ל1xwə·yō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 4:35
וְיוֹאֵ֧ל1xwə·yō·w·’êl1 Chronicles 7:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular11x1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 5:8, 1 Chronicles 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular8x1 Chronicles 4:35, 1 Chronicles 7:3, 1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 23:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Joel , the name of twelve Israelites
Source Gloss
Joel , the name of twelve Israelites
Extended definition
Joel.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2493LXX equivalentGreek