Ishmael
Origin
From Hebrew יִשְ×מָעֵ×ל (yishma'él (yiÅ¡mÄÊ¿Ä“l), "God hears, God will hear").
Full definition of Ishmael
Proper noun
Ishmael
(uncountable)- (Abrahamic religions) 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.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 16:15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
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- 1851 — Herman Melville, , ch 1Call me Ishmael.