Strong H3100H3100Gיוֹאֵל

Joel

One of the 15 senses of Strong H3100

Transliteration
yô'êl
Pronunciation
yo-ale'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2;
son of: Samuel (H8050);
brother of: Abijah (H29);
father of: Heman (H1968I); also translated "second" at 1Ch.6.28;
Also named: vash.ni (וַשְׁנִי "`second`" H2059)

Meaning of the name

Joel = "Jehovah is God"

General definition

From H3068 and H410; Jehovah (is his) God;
{Joel} the name of twelve Israelites: - Joel.

In the biblical story

Joel

Samuel's firstborn son who judged Israel

Joel, the firstborn son of Samuel, served as a judge in Israel but did not walk in his father's ways (1Sa.8.2).

In the Bible

Strong H3100G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joel3

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 8:2
    Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:33
    And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
  3. 1 Chronicles 15:17
    So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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