Hagar — the meaning of the Hebrew name הָגָר

הָגָר

Hâgâr · pronounced haw-gawr' · Strong's H1904 · a woman

Hagar means Hagar, the mother of Ishmael.

Strong's definition

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; Hagar, the mother of Ishmael.

First appearance

Gen 16:1 Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hagar

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Genesis

Gen 16:1Gen 16:3Gen 16:4Gen 16:8Gen 16:15Gen 16:16Gen 21:9Gen 21:14Gen 21:17Gen 25:12

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