Ishmael

Edit

Pronunciations

Ishmael (EESH-mah-el) listen

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Indeed, when Eliezer brings Rebecca to Isaac, Isaac is in a place called "Be'er LaChai Roi", which is where God saved Ishmael. He was at this location, associated with Ishmael, because he was bringing Hagar back to Abraham." (source)

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יִשְׁמָעֵאל 'lit. God will listen'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.