First names in Hebrew

First name Yoel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יואל

Gematria value: 47

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yoel is written יואל

Meaning and origin

What does Yoel mean?

Meaning: "He is God"
Origin: Hebrew

Yoel is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of one of the twelve minor prophets; English Bibles say Joel. It joins two words for God and means "He is God": a name that is a profession of faith, like that of Elijah.

Gematria

Yoel = 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 Yoel, 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

Yoel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yoel in three answers

How do you write Yoel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yoel is written יואל.

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

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