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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יוֹאֵל H3100
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 It Joel 10× 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 4:35, 1 Chronicles 7:3, 1 Chronicles 11:38
of Joel 5× 1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 5:8, 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 6:36
and Joel 2× 1 Chronicles 23:8, 2 Chronicles 29:12
[was] Joel 1× 1 Chronicles 27:20
Joel [was] 1× 1 Chronicles 5:12
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 8:2 יוֹאֵ֔ל to Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 4:35 וְיוֹאֵ֑ל to Joel Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 5:4 יוֹאֵ֑ל to of Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 5:8 יוֹאֵ֑ל to of Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 5:12 יוֹאֵ֣ל to Joel [was] Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 6:33 יוֹאֵ֖ל to of Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 6:36 יוֹאֵ֔ל to of Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 7:3 וְיוֹאֵ֧ל to Joel Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 11:38 יוֹאֵל֙ to Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 15:7 יוֹאֵ֣ל to Joel Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 8:2
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 14 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Joel 1
Source forms
וְיוֹאֵ֣ל 3x wə·yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 26:22, 2 Chronicles 29:12
יוֹאֵ֔ל 3x yō·w·’êl 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 6:36, 1 Chronicles 15:17
יוֹאֵ֖ל 3x yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 27:20, Joel 1:1
וְיוֹאֵ֖ל 2x wə·yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 23:8, Ezra 10:43
יוֹאֵ֑ל 2x yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 5:8
יוֹאֵ֣ל 2x yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 5:12, 1 Chronicles 15:7
וְיוֹאֵ֑ל 1x wə·yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 4:35
וְיוֹאֵ֧ל 1x wə·yō·w·’êl 1 Chronicles 7:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 11x 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 5:4, 1 Chronicles 5:8, 1 Chronicles 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 8x 1 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.
G2493 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain