Ishmael Definition

ĭshmē-əl, -mā-
noun
An outcast.
Webster's New World
The son of Abraham and Hagar: he and his mother were made outcasts: Gen. 21:9-21
Webster's New World
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pronoun

(Abrahamic religions) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs.

Wiktionary
A male given name.
Wiktionary

Origin of Ishmael

  • From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”).

    From Wiktionary

  • After Ishmael

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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