First names in Hebrew

First name Joel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יואל

Gematria value: 47

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joel is written יואל

Joel is the English form of Yoel, יואל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Joel mean?

Meaning: "He is God"
Origin: Hebrew

Yoel is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of one of the twelve minor prophets; in English it is Joel. It joins two names of God and means "He is God": a name that is a profession of faith, like Elijah's.

Gematria

Joel = 47

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יואל has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total47

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Joel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Joel, in nine pages

• Joel, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Joel
• Joel, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Joel in three answers

How do you write Joel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joel is written יואל. Joel is the English form of Yoel, יואל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Joel?
Written יואל, Joel is worth 47: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Joel mean?
He is God (origin: Hebrew). Yoel is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of one of the twelve minor prophets; in English it is Joel. It joins two names of God and means "He is God": a name that is a profession of faith, like Elijah's.