יִשְׁמָעֵאל
yish.ma.elProper Noun (Masculine)H3458
Ishmael
From: from H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); God will hear;
Short Definition
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Hagar (H1904); half-brother of: Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Ishmael = "God will hear" 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
44 timesAppears 44 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
19
Genesis
15
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
2
2 Kings
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:28
- 2 Kings 25:25
- Genesis 17:25
- Genesis 36:3
- Jeremiah 41:6
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