Meanings
- A female given name from Hebrew.
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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 Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Origin
- Hebrewיעל
- EnglishJael
From the name of a minor biblical character, Hebrew יעל.
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Hebrew יעל
- יעלfemale given name
Italian Giaele
- Giaelefemale given name
Spanish Jael
- Jaelfemale given name
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Jael. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jael
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