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Jael

Jael proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Jael

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote...

Origin of Jael

From the name of a minor biblical character, Hebrew יעל.

Questions about Jael

What does Jael mean?
Jael means a female given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Jael?
Jael is a proper noun.

Words near Jael in the dictionary

  1. Jaeckel
  2. Jaeckels
  3. Jaedon
  4. jaeger
  5. jaegers
  6. Jael
  7. Jaelyn
  8. Jaelynn
  9. Jaen
  10. Jaens
  11. JAFA

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