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Joel or Yoel is a male name derived from יוֹאֵל Standard Hebrew, Yoʾel, Tiberian Hebrew, or Yôʾēl, meaning "Yahu is god", "YHWH is God", or the modern translation "Yahweh is God". Joel as a given name appears in the Hebrew Bible .
Joel is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible, in the introduction to that book, as the son of Pethuel ().The name combines the covenant name of God, YHWH (or Yahweh), and El (god), and has been translated as "YHWH is God" or "one to whom YHWH is God," that is, a worshiper of YHWH.
Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" in Hebrew and may refer to: Joel (given name), including a list of people named Joel or Yoel; Joel (surname), a surname; Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazilian football goalkeeper; Joel (footballer, born 1980), Joel Bertoti Padilha, Brazilian football centre-back
Joey is a unisex given name or nickname, used for both males and females, but more commonly for males. It can be a short form of: Joseph, for males; Joel, for males; Josiah, for males
The Book of Joel is a Jewish prophetic text containing a series of "divine announcements". The first line attributes authorship to "Joel the son of Pethuel". [ 1 ] It forms part of the Book of the twelve minor prophets or the Nevi'im ("Prophets") in the Hebrew Bible , and is a book in its own right in the Christian Old Testament .
The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.
The Bible offers two explanations for the origins of the name Yosef: first, it is compared to the word asaf from the root /'sp/, ' taken away ': "And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach"; Yosef is then identified with the similar root /ysp/, meaning ' add ': "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The L ORD shall add to me another son."
Joel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Joel family, a British family of brothers who became rich from diamond and gold mining in South Africa; Alex Joel, first American Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence