Ishmael Hear it!

Ishmael definition

Ish·mael (is̸h′mā əl)

noun

  1. the son of Abraham and Hagar: he and his mother were made outcasts: Gen. 21:9-21
  2. an outcast

Etymology: LL(Ec) Ismaël < Heb yishmāʼē'l, lit., God hears

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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