Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index J Joel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Jo•el Pronunciation: ( jō'ul), [key] — n. a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period. a book of the Bible bearing his name. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord is God.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: joel (Thesaurus) Joe Doakes Joe Miller ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: glissade Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language