Ishmael
יִשְׁמָעֵאלStrong’s H3458yishmael (yish-ma-el)
Appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yishmael is the Hebrew word usually translated “ishmael”. It appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.”
Meaning
- Son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
- Son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
- Son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
- A Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
- A Judaite, father of Zebadiah
- A Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
- A priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
- Son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
- Son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
- A Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
- A Judaite, father of Zebadiah
- Son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
- Son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
- A Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
- A Judaite, father of Zebadiah
- A Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
- A priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
- Son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
- Son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
- A Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
- A Judaite, father of Zebadiah
- A Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
- A priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
- Son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
- Son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
- A Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
- A Judaite, father of Zebadiah
- A Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
- A priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
How it's translated
- ishmael 37
- and ishmael 9
- and to ishmael 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 19
- Genesis 15
- 1 Chronicles 5
- 2 Kings 2
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Ezra 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 16:15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
- Genesis 16:16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
- Genesis 17:18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
- Genesis 17:20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 17:23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
- Genesis 17:25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Hebrew dictionary
יִשְׁמָעֵאל yishmael · Ishmael
A man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11; 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 …
יִשְׁמָעֵאל yishmael · Ishmael
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Nethaniah (H5418) § 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
יִשְׁמָעֵאל yishmael · Ishmael
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38; son of: Azel (H0682A); brother of: Azrikam (H5840H), Bocheru (H1074), Sheariah (H8187), Obadiah (H5662J) and Hanan (H2605H) § 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 …
יִשְׁמָעֵאל yishmael · Ishmael
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.19.11; father of: Zebadiah (H2069M) § 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
יִשְׁמָעֵאל yishmael · Ishmael
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1; son of: Jehohanan (H3076K) § 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
יִשְׁמָעֵאל yishmael · Ishmael
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.22 § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.