Ishmael — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל

יִשְׁמָעֵאל

Yishmâʻêʼl · pronounced yish-maw-ale' · Strong's H3458 · a man

Ishmael means God will hear.

Built from

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (from, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8085 and H410; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites.

First appearance

Gen 16:11 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ishmael

44 occurrences in 44 verses — Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Jeremiah

Gen 16:11Gen 16:15Gen 16:16Gen 17:18Gen 17:20Gen 17:23Gen 17:25Gen 17:26Gen 25:9Gen 25:12Gen 25:13Gen 25:16Gen 25:17Gen 28:9Gen 36:32Kgs 25:232Kgs 25:251Chr 1:281Chr 1:291Chr 1:311Chr 8:381Chr 9:442Chr 19:112Chr 23:1Ezra 10:22Jer 40:8Jer 40:14Jer 40:15Jer 40:16Jer 41:1Jer 41:2Jer 41:3Jer 41:6Jer 41:7Jer 41:8Jer 41:9Jer 41:10Jer 41:11Jer 41:12Jer 41:13Jer 41:14Jer 41:15Jer 41:16Jer 41:18

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