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'''Yael''' ({{lang-he| |
'''Yael''' ({{lang-he|יָעֵל}}, {{IPA|he|jaˈʔel|pron}}; also spelled '''Jael''') is a female [[given name]] of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] origin. It is the name of biblical figure [[Jael]], who saved the [[Israelites]] by killing [[Sisera]], commander of the Canaanite king [[Jabin]]'s army, by hammering a [[tent peg]] through his temple while asleep in her tent. The word yael means "[[Nubian ibex]]" (''Capra nubiana''), from a verbal phrase meaning "he goes up". |
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It is the name of [[Yael]], the wife of Heber in the Book of Judges, who killed Sisera, the king of the Canaanites, by hammering a tent peg through his temple. The meaning of the name is "[[Nubian ibex|ibex]], mountain goat", from a verbal phrase meaning "he goes up". |
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Rarely given before the 20th century, the name became popular among [[Chronology of Aliyah in modern times|Zionist Jews emigrating to Palestine]] and has remained a popular name in [[Israel]] since. |
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==People with the given name== |
==People with the given name== |
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* [[Yael Abecassis]] (b. 1967), Israeli actress and model |
* [[Yael Abecassis]] (b. 1967), Israeli actress and model |
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* [[Yael Averbuch]] (b. 1986), American soccer player |
* [[Yael Averbuch]] (b. 1986), American soccer player |
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* [[Yael Bartana]] (b. 1970), Israeli video artist |
* [[Yael Bartana]] (b. 1970), Israeli video artist |
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* [[Yael Bitrán]] (b. 1965), Chilean-born naturalized Mexican historian, translator, and musicologist |
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* [[Yael Braudo-Bahat]], Israeli peace activist |
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* [[Yael Cohen]] (b. 1986), founder and CEO of ''Fuck Cancer'' |
* [[Yael Cohen]] (b. 1986), founder and CEO of ''Fuck Cancer'' |
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* [[Yael Dayan]] (b. 1939), Israeli writer and politician |
* [[Yael Dayan]] (b. 1939), Israeli writer and politician |
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* [[Yaël Hassan]] (b. 1952), French-Israeli writer |
* [[Yaël Hassan]] (b. 1952), French-Israeli writer |
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* [[Yael Tauman Kalai]], Israeli-American cryptographer |
* [[Yael Tauman Kalai]], Israeli-American cryptographer |
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* [[Yael Kanarek]] (1967), Israeli-American artist |
* [[Yael Kanarek]] (b. 1967), Israeli-American artist |
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* [[Yael Kraus]] (b. 1977), Israeli singer/songwriter |
* [[Yael Kraus]] (b. 1977), Israeli singer/songwriter |
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* [[Yael Lempert]] (b. 1973/4), American diplomat |
* [[Yael Lempert]] (b. 1973/4), American diplomat |
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* [[Yael Goldstein Love]] (b. 1978), novelist, editor, and book critic |
* [[Yael Goldstein Love]] (b. 1978), American novelist, editor, and book critic |
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* [[Yael Markovich]] (b. 1984), Israeli-American model and Israeli beauty queen titleholder |
* [[Yael Markovich]] (b. 1984), Israeli-American model and Israeli beauty queen titleholder |
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* [[Yael Meyer]] (b. 1981), Chilean singer, songwriter, musician, and producer |
* [[Yael Meyer]] (b. 1981), Chilean singer, songwriter, musician, and producer |
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* [[Yael Naim]] (b. 1978), French-Israeli singer/songwriter |
* [[Yael Naim]] (b. 1978), French-Israeli singer/songwriter |
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* [[Yael Neeman]] (b. 1960), Israeli author |
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* [[Yaël Braun-Pivet]] (b. 1970), French lawyer and politician |
* [[Yaël Braun-Pivet]] (b. 1970), French lawyer and politician |
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* [[Yael Rom]] née Finkelstein ( |
* [[Yael Rom]] née Finkelstein (1932–2006), one of the first female pilots of the Israeli Air Force |
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* [[Yael Stone]] (b. 1985), Australian actress |
* [[Yael Stone]] (b. 1985), Australian actress |
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* Jael Strauss (d. 2018), contestant on [[America's Next Top Model (season 8)|''America's Next Top Model'', season 8]] |
* Jael Strauss (d. 2018), contestant on [[America's Next Top Model (season 8)|''America's Next Top Model'', season 8]] |
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==Pseudonym== |
==Pseudonym== |
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* [[Jaël]], stage name of Rahel Krebs, Swiss singer/songwriter |
* [[Jaël]], stage name of Rahel Krebs, Swiss singer/songwriter |
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* [[Ivanka Trump]] took the Hebrew name Yael after converting to Judaism |
* [[Ivanka Trump]] took the Hebrew name Yael after converting to Judaism |
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==Fictional characters== |
==Fictional characters== |
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* Yael, a woman in ancient Israel who escapes the massacre at Masada, in Alice Hoffman's novel ''[[The Dovekeepers]]'' (2011) |
* Yael, a woman in ancient Israel who escapes the massacre at Masada, in Alice Hoffman's novel ''[[The Dovekeepers]]'' (2011) |
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* Yael |
* Yael Aronov, in [[John Sanford (writer)|John Sanford]]'s novel ''Storm Front'' (2013) |
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* Yael |
* Yael "Yaeli" Ashkenazi, in the Netflix Original series ''[[When Heroes Fly]]'' |
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* Yael "Yaeli" Ashkenazi, in the [[Netflix Original]] series ''When Heroes Fly'' |
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* Yael Baron, in the Netflix Original series ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]'' |
* Yael Baron, in the Netflix Original series ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]'' |
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* Yael Hoffman, in the TV series [[Weeds (TV series)|''Weeds'']] |
* Yael Hoffman, in the TV series [[Weeds (TV series)|''Weeds'']] |
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* Alice Jael Reasoner, also known as Jael, an assassin in Joanna Russ' novel ''[[The Female Man]]'' (1975) |
* Alice Jael Reasoner, also known as Jael, an assassin in Joanna Russ' novel ''[[The Female Man]]'' (1975) |
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* Yael from "Return to Me" by Lynn Austin |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 10 August 2024
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Hebrew |
Origin | |
Meaning | ibex, mountain goat |
Region of origin | Near Eastern |
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Alternative spelling | Iael, Iaël, Jael, Jaël, Yaël, Ιαήλ (Greek) |
Yael (Hebrew: יָעֵל, pronounced [jaˈʔel]; also spelled Jael) is a female given name of Hebrew origin. It is the name of biblical figure Jael, who saved the Israelites by killing Sisera, commander of the Canaanite king Jabin's army, by hammering a tent peg through his temple while asleep in her tent. The word yael means "Nubian ibex" (Capra nubiana), from a verbal phrase meaning "he goes up".
In France, Yael or Yaël has been recorded was a somewhat rare feminine given name given in the 1970s and 1980s; it has since re-surfaced as a masculine given name ranked between 494th and 249th in popularity in France during 2000 to 2021.[1]
People with the given name
[edit]- Yael Abecassis (b. 1967), Israeli actress and model
- Yael Arad (b. 1967), Israeli Olympic-medalist judoka
- Yael Averbuch (b. 1986), American soccer player
- Yael Bartana (b. 1970), Israeli video artist
- Yael Bitrán (b. 1965), Chilean-born naturalized Mexican historian, translator, and musicologist
- Yael Braudo-Bahat, Israeli peace activist
- Yael Cohen (b. 1986), founder and CEO of Fuck Cancer
- Yael Dayan (b. 1939), Israeli writer and politician
- Yael Eckstein, senior vice president of the [International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
- Yael S. Feldman (b. 1941), Israeli-born American scholar
- Yael German (b. 1947), Israeli politician
- Yael Globerman (b. 1954), Israeli poet, writer, and translator
- Yael Goldman (b. 1978), Israeli actress, TV host, and model
- Yael Grobglas (b. 1984), Israeli actress
- Yaël Hassan (b. 1952), French-Israeli writer
- Yael Tauman Kalai, Israeli-American cryptographer
- Yael Kanarek (b. 1967), Israeli-American artist
- Yael Kraus (b. 1977), Israeli singer/songwriter
- Yael Lempert (b. 1973/4), American diplomat
- Yael Goldstein Love (b. 1978), American novelist, editor, and book critic
- Yael Markovich (b. 1984), Israeli-American model and Israeli beauty queen titleholder
- Yael Meyer (b. 1981), Chilean singer, songwriter, musician, and producer
- Yael Naim (b. 1978), French-Israeli singer/songwriter
- Yaël Braun-Pivet (b. 1970), French lawyer and politician
- Yael Rom née Finkelstein (1932–2006), one of the first female pilots of the Israeli Air Force
- Jael Ruesch (née Ashton), known as Jael (1937–2000), American fantasy artist/illustrator
- Yael Stone (b. 1985), Australian actress
- Jael Strauss (d. 2018), contestant on America's Next Top Model, season 8
- Yael Tal (b. 1983), Israeli actress
- Yael Tamir (b. 1954), Israeli academic and politician
- Yael Yuzon (b. 1983), Filipino vocalist and guitarist
- Yael Bar Zohar (b. 1980), Israeli actress, model, and television host
Middle name
[edit]- Jenifer Bartoli (Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli), French pop singer
- Daniela Yael Krukower, Israeli-Argentinean judoka world champion
Pseudonym
[edit]- Jaël, stage name of Rahel Krebs, Swiss singer/songwriter
- Ivanka Trump took the Hebrew name Yael after converting to Judaism
Fictional characters
[edit]- Yael, a woman in ancient Israel who escapes the massacre at Masada, in Alice Hoffman's novel The Dovekeepers (2011)
- Yael Aronov, in John Sanford's novel Storm Front (2013)
- Yael "Yaeli" Ashkenazi, in the Netflix Original series When Heroes Fly
- Yael Baron, in the Netflix Original series Degrassi: Next Class
- Yael Hoffman, in the TV series Weeds
- Alice Jael Reasoner, also known as Jael, an assassin in Joanna Russ' novel The Female Man (1975)
- Yael from "Return to Me" by Lynn Austin
See also
[edit]- Merkaz Yael, a village in Northern Israel, named in 1960 for the biblical figure