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.

  2. Ishmael, come over here!

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

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

  5. Call me Ishmael, Tom.

    deNenne mich Ismael, Tom. — Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR

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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