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Vinony

Joel

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
  3. biblical figure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/ / /d͡ʒoʊˈɛl/ / /ˈd͡ʒəʊ(ə)l/

name

Etymology: From Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yo'él, “Yahweh (is) God”). As a medieval French and English given name, it is also from Breton Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn). Cf. Elijah.

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. A surname from Hebrew.
  3. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  4. A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.

    “The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.”