יעל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
י־ע־ל (y-ʿ-l)

From Proto-Semitic *waʕil-.

יָעֵל

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaɛl/

Noun

יָעֵל • (ya'el) m

1. ibex

Proper noun

יָעֵל • (ya'el) f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Yael

Descendants

• English: Yael, Jael
• French: Yaëlle
• Yiddish: יעל (yael)

Etymology 2

Verb

יִעֵל • (yi'el) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ייעל

Verb

יֹעַל • (yo'al) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of יועל

References

• “יעל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Anagrams

• עלי

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יָעֵל.

Proper noun

יעל • (yael) f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Yael