ya.el is the proper name of the woman who shelters Sisera, kills him with a tent peg, and is later called blessed.

The attested form is consistently a proper name for the woman identified as Heber's wife: she receives Sisera, kills him while he sleeps, meets Barak afterward, and is praised among women; it also appears in the phrase “in the days of Jael.”

1. Proper name for Heber's wife · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Judges 4:17 the APB renders Sisera fleeing to her tent, while in Judges 4:18, Judges 4:21, and Judges 4:22 it renders her meeting Sisera, driving a tent peg into his temple as he sleeps, and showing Barak his body. In Judges 5:24 the APB renders her blessing among women, and in Judges 5:6 it places her name in the expression “in the days of Jael.”

   Judges 4:17Judges 4:18Judges 4:21Judges 4:22Judges 5:24Judges 5:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Jael,” usually identifying her as Heber's wife and narrating her encounters with Sisera and Barak. In Judges 5:6 and Judges 5:24, it also uses the name in a time-setting phrase and in a blessing.