"Ishmael" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl/, /ˈɪʃ.meɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Ishmael.wav [US]
Etymology: From Hebrew ⁧יִשְׁמָעֵאל⁩ (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|יִשְׁמָעֵאל||God hears, God will hear|tr=yishma'él (yišmāʿēl)}} Hebrew ⁧יִשְׁמָעֵאל⁩ (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ishmael
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (eldest son of Abraham): Ἰσμαήλ (Ismaḗl) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ⁧إِسْمَاعِيل⁩ (ʔismāʕīl) [masculine] (Arabic), ⁧ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ⁩ (īšmaˁēl) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ইসমাঈল (ismail) (Bengali), Ismael (Catalan), 以實瑪利 (Chinese Mandarin), 以实玛利 (Yǐshímǎlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 依市瑪耳 (Chinese Mandarin), 依市玛耳 (Yīshìmǎ'ěr) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Ismaël [masculine] (Dutch), Ismael [masculine] (Ewe), Ismael (Finnish), Ismaël [masculine] (French), Ismael [masculine] (German), Ισμαήλ (Ismaḯl) [masculine] (Greek), Isma'ilu (Hausa), ⁧יִשְׁמָעֵאל⁩ (yishma'él) [masculine] (Hebrew), इसमाईल (ismāīl) [masculine] (Hindi), Izmael (Hungarian), Ísmeáéil [masculine] (Irish), Ismaele (Italian), イシュマエル (Ishumaeru) (Japanese), Ысмайыл (Ysmaiyl) (Kazakh), 이스마엘 (Iseuma'el) (Korean), Ismahel [masculine] (Latin), Ismael [masculine] (Latin), Исмаил (Ismail) [masculine] (Macedonian), Ismail (Malay), Ismaila (Maore Comorian), Îsmaîl [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), ⁧اسماعیل⁩ (esmâ'il) (Persian), Ismael [masculine] (Portuguese), Ismail (Rohingya), Измаи́л (Izmaíl) [masculine] (Russian), Исмаи́л (Ismaíl) [masculine] (Russian), Ismaaciil (Somali), Ismael [masculine] (Spanish), Ismael (Swedish), Ismael (Tagalog), Исмоил (Ismoyil) (Tajik), இஸ்மாயீல் (ismāyīl) (Tamil), இஸ்மவேல் (ismavēl) (Tamil), İsmail (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Ishmael-en-name-EnPj8HUp Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 70 25 5 Disambiguation of Individuals: 71 20 9 Topics: Abrahamic-religions, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'eldest son of Abraham': 94 4 2
  2. A male given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): ⁧ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ⁩ (īšmaˁēl) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ইসমাঈল (ismail) (Bengali), 伊斯邁爾 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊斯迈尔 (Yīsīmài'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Ismael [masculine] (Ewe), Ismo (Finnish), Ismael [masculine] (Galician), Isma'ilu (Hausa), इसमाईल (ismāīl) [masculine] (Hindi), Izmael (Hungarian), Ысмайыл (Ysmaiyl) (Kazakh), Исмаил (Ismail) [masculine] (Macedonian), Ismail (Malay), Îsmaîl [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Simaîl [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Simo [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Simko [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), ⁧اسماعیل⁩ (esmâ'il) (Persian), Ismael [masculine] (Portuguese), Измаи́л (Izmaíl) [masculine] (Russian), Исмаи́л (Ismaíl) [masculine] (Russian), Ismaaciil (Somali), Ismael [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ishmael-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99 1
  3. (type) An outcast.
    Sense id: en-Ishmael-en-name-gUCy5~uX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ismahel [obsolete], Ismael [obsolete] Related terms: Ismail

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          "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
          "word": "Ismael"
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          "roman": "Ismoyil",
          "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
          "word": "Исмоил"
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          "roman": "ismāyīl",
          "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
          "word": "இஸ்மாயீல்"
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          "roman": "ismavēl",
          "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
          "word": "இஸ்மவேல்"
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          "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
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          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Simo"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Simko"
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "esmâ'il",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "roman": "Izmaíl",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Измаи́л"
        },
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99 1",
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          "lang": "Somali",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Ismaaciil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          ],
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        }
      ]
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl/"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
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}
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
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        "A male given name from Hebrew."
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        "An outcast."
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        "(type) An outcast."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪʃ.meɪl/"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔismāʕīl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧إِسْمَاعِيل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "īšmaˁēl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "ismail",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "ইসমাঈল"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "以實瑪利"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yǐshímǎlì",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "以实玛利"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "依市瑪耳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yīshìmǎ'ěr",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic"
      ],
      "word": "依市玛耳"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismaël"
    },
    {
      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismaël"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Ismaḯl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ισμαήλ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Ismaḗl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἰσμαήλ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Isma'ilu"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yishma'él",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧יִשְׁמָעֵאל⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ismāīl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "इसमाईल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Izmael"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ísmeáéil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismaele"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Ishumaeru",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "イシュマエル"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Ysmaiyl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ысмайыл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Iseuma'el",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "이스마엘"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Îsmaîl"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismahel"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Ismail",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Исмаил"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismail"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismaila"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "esmâ'il",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "⁧اسماعیل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "rhg",
      "lang": "Rohingya",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismail"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Izmaíl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Измаи́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ismaíl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Исмаи́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismaaciil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Ismoyil",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "Исмоил"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "ismāyīl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "இஸ்மாயீல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "ismavēl",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "இஸ்மவேல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "eldest son of Abraham",
      "word": "İsmail"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "īšmaˁēl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "ismail",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ইসমাঈল"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "伊斯邁爾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yīsīmài'ěr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "伊斯迈尔"
    },
    {
      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Isma'ilu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ismāīl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "इसमाईल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Izmael"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Ysmaiyl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ысмайыл"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Îsmaîl"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Simaîl"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Simo"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Simko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Ismail",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Исмаил"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ismail"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "esmâ'il",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "⁧اسماعیل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Izmaíl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Измаи́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ismaíl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Исмаи́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ismaaciil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ismael"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ishmael"
}

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