Meaning

1 senses

  1. An outcast.

More definitions
  • (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
  • a person who is rejected (from society or home)

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. — Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR

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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

plural: Ishmaels

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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