Joel

[ joh-uh l ]

/ ˈdʒoʊ əl /

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.”

Example sentences from the Web for joel

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

Joel

/ (ˈdʒəʊəl) /

a Hebrew prophet

the book containing his oracles