Origin: Biblical Hebrew
Meaning: “Yahweh is brother; brother of Yahweh”
Gender: Masculine
(JOH-ah)
The name is composed of the Hebrew elements,יַהְוֶה(Yahweh) and אָח (ach) meaning “brother.”
Joah is borne by 4 minor characters in the Old Testament.
In the English-speaking world, Joah has been in sporadic use since the 17th-century. A notable bearer was English musician, Joah Bates (1741–1799).
Another form is Joach.
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