Meaning

2 senses

  1. 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 via the Ishmaelites.

    Ismael

    Измаи́лIzmaíl, Исмаи́лIsmaíl

  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

    Измаи́лIzmaíl, Исмаи́лIsmaíl

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Ishmael is never going to apologize to you guys.

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  2. Ishmael, come over here!

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  3. The Kaaba was built by Abraham and his son, Ishmael.

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  4. Abraham, may God be pleased with him, is the father of Isaac and Ishmael.

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  5. Call me Ishmael, Tom.

    deNenne mich Ismael, Tom.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
eldest son of Abraham:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
eldest son of Abraham:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

See also

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