Yashel

A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Meaning: Light and Radiance

Yashel is variant of Yashal and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Yashel or Yashal, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Yashal.

Full Meaning of Yashel

Yashel is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means “he/she started to give off light”, “he/she started to glow”, “he/she kindled a fire”. Yashel is derived from the SH-AIN-L root which is used in Chapter 19 of the Quran:

He said, “My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has flared up with white (hairs), and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy.” (Quran 19:4)