יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי
yish.ma.e.li
“Ishmaelite”
Definition
a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael
patronymically from H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
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