Meanings
goel1
adjectivegoel (comparative goeler, superlative goelest)
comparative goeler · superlative goelest
- obsoleteyellow
The goeler and yonger the better I loue; well gutted and pared, the better they proue
1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC
goel2
noungoel (plural goels or goelim)
- historicalbiblicalA person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their property if sold through poverty, and to avenge their murder.
The go·el neutralizes the deleterious effect of the blood of the slain, restoring the ecologic balance.
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 963
Goel3
Origin
goel · noun
- Hebrewגוֹאֵל“he redeems”
- Englishgoel
Borrowed from Hebrew גוֹאֵל (goél, “he redeems”).
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Full word history & related roots →Goel · proper noun
- Punjabiਗੋਇਲ
- EnglishGoel
Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੋਇਲ (goila).
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Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
goel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goel
MLA
“goel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goel.
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