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About Yael

Hebrew Name

יָעֵל

English Name

Yael

Phonetic Spelling

ya-AYL
What does Yael mean?
“He will ascend.” It is also the Hebrew name of the ibex, a mountain goat native to the Judean Desert.

וְסִֽיסְרָא֙ נָ֣ס בְּרַגְלָ֔יו אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יָעֵ֔ל אֵ֖שֶׁת חֶ֣בֶר הַקֵּינִ֑י כִּ֣י שָׁל֗וֹם בֵּ֚ין יָבִ֣ין מֶלֶךְ־חָצ֔וֹר וּבֵ֕ין בֵּ֖ית חֶ֥בֶר הַקֵּינִֽי׃

Sisera, meanwhile, had fled on foot to the tent of Yael, wife of Chever the Kenite; for there was friendship between King Jabin of Hazor and the family of Chever the Kenite.

v'-sees-RA NAS b'-rag-LAV el O-hel ya-AYL AY-shet KHE-ver ha-kay-NEE KEE sha-LOM BAYN ya-VEEN ME-lekh kha-TZOR u-VAYN BAYT KHE-ver ha-kay-NEE

Judges 4:17

Description about Yael
Yael was the wife of Heber the Kenite, and the brave murderer of the Canaanite general Sisera.
Attribute of Yael
Courageous, Faithful to God
Where is Yael in the Bible?
Judges 4–5
What did Yael do in the Bible?
Jael is one of the Bible's heroines. She killed Sisera, general of the Canaanite king Jabin, after he sought refuge in her tent. In doing so, she helped free the Israelites from Canaanite oppression (Judges 4:17-22). Jael was praised by Deborah, the judge, for her exceptional courage (Judges 5:24-27).
What does the Bible say about Yael?
Courageous

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