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- DictionaryIsh·ma·el/ˈiSHmāəl/
- 1. (in the Bible) a son of Abraham, by his wife Sarah's maid, Hagar, driven away with his mother after the birth of Sarah's son Isaac (Gen. 16:12). Ishmael (or Ismail) is also important in Islamic belief as the traditional ancestor of Muhammad and of the Arab peoples.
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Etymology. The name "Yishma'el" existed in various ancient Semitic cultures, [3] including early Babylonian and Minæan. [4] It is a theophoric name translated literally as " God (El) has hearkened", suggesting that "a child so named was regarded as the fulfillment of a divine promise". [3]
- Ishmael (Disambiguation)
People. Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the murderer of Gedaliah,...
- Ishmaelites
The Ishmaelites (Arabic: بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل, romanized: Banī...
- Hagar
According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar was an Egyptian...
- Qedarites
The Qedarites appear in the Hebrew Bible as a tribe...
- Ishmael in Islam
Listed by Islamic name and Biblical name. Ishmael ( Arabic:...
- Ishmael (Disambiguation)
Ishmael, son of Abraham through Hagar, according to the three great Abrahamic religions— Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. After the birth of Isaac, another son of Abraham, through Sarah, Ishmael and his mother were banished to the desert.
May 29, 2020 · Meaning & History. From the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma'el) meaning "God will hear", from the roots שָׁמַע ( shama') meaning "to hear" and אֵל ( 'el) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Abraham. He is the traditional ancestor of the Arab people.
🔼 The name Ishmael: Summary. Meaning. God Hears. Etymology. From (1) the verb שמע ( shama' ), to hear, and (2) the word אל ( 'el ), God. Related names. • Via שמע ( shama' ): Elishama, Ishmaiah, Mishma, Samuel, Shama, Shammua, Shema, Shemaah, Shemaiah, Shimea, Shimeath, Shimeathites, Shimei, Simeon, Simon.
The person and the history of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, "born after the flesh," is of special interest to the student of the New Testament because Paul uses him, in the Epistle to the Galatians, as a type of those Jews who cling to the paternal religion in such a manner as to be unable to discern the transient character of the Old Testament ...
Thus “Ishmael” may mean “God will hear,” “God hears,” “God heard,” “May God hear.” In this case it means “God heard” , viz., the affliction of Hagar. There is no reason to doubt this meaning, as the circumstance surrounding birth was a perfectly normal way to arrive at a name for a child (AIs, 43). Cf.
