Yahoel

English

Alternative forms

• Jehoel

Etymology

Transliteration of Old Church Slavonic иаоиль (iaoilĭ), from reconstructed Greek Ιαοὴλ (Iaoḕl), from reconstructed Hebrew יהואל or יואל; thought to be a compound of the Tetragrammaton, יהוה (Yahweh or Yahoh), and אֵל (ʾēl), both used as names of God and the latter a common ending of personal names.

Proper noun

Yahoel

1. (Orthodox Christianity) The name of an angel in the Apocalypse of Abraham
2. (Judaism) angel name used in different texts, e.g. one of Metatron's names