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Ishmael Name Meaning

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  • Meaning:god has heard the words of god hey,god will listen,ishmael as a boy's name is pronounced ebs-mah-el. it is of hebrew origin, and the meaning of ishmael, "god hears". biblical: the son of abraham, that sarah ' s egyptian slave hagar. among his descendants were bedouin tribes and muhammad (seventh century), the founder of islam. literary: because ishmael, who was expelled, wandering in the desert, the name is often used to represent symbolically, as in the novel of herman melville's "moby dick".
  • Gender:Boy
  • Origin:,hebrew

More About The Name ishmael

The name Ishmael is of Hebrew origin and has multiple meanings associated with it. In the Biblical context, Ishmael is the name of a prominent figure. He was the first son of Abraham and Hagar, and half-brother to Isaac. The name Ishmael itself means "God hears" or "God will hear" in Hebrew.

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