Yoel

In Hebrew, the meaning of Yoel is 'Jehovah is the Lord'. Yoel is the Hebrew form of the name Joel. It is the root word of Joel. The usage of Joel is found in Ecclesiastic works in Late Latin, which in turn is from Ecclesiastic works in Greek. In Greek, the name is written as 'Iōēl' or the Hebrew 'yō'ēl'. Joel is the name of an ancient Hebrew prophet who finds mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and in The Old Testament of the Christian Bible, whose preaching and prophecies are found in the ‘Book of Joel’ of which he is the author and is one of the 12 books of the Bible. This prophet is said to have lived in the fifth century BC. It is an ideal name for a boy baby and is apt to remind the baby of its heritage and faith. Yoel is derived from two words- ‘Yah,’ which is an abbreviation of ‘Yahweh’ meaning 'God', and ‘El’ also meaning 'God'. A painting of Joel is found on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo