יִשְׁמָעֵאל48 H3458
Yishmael -- Ishmael ('God hears'); son of Abraham and Hagar, and several other biblical figures
Yishmael ('God hears,' from shama' + El) is a proper masculine name borne by several individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The most prominent is the son of Abraham by Hagar, whose 48 occurrences span the patriarchal narratives of Genesis. God names him before birth with an explanatory etymology: 'because YHWH has heard your affliction' (Gen 16:11). He is circumcised at thirteen (Gen 17:25), becomes the father of twelve princes (Gen 25:13-16), and dies at 137 years (Gen 25:17). A second notable Ishmael is the son of Nethaniah, the assassin of Gedaliah, governor of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem (Jer 40-41; 2 Kgs 25:23-25). Others include figures in Benjaminite genealogies (1 Chr 8:38), a Judahite official (2 Chr 19:11), a military captain (2 Chr 23:1), and a priest with a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Spanish Ismael, French Ismael, and German Ismael preserve the name uniformly.
Senses
1. Ishmael (proper name) — The proper name Ishmael, meaning 'God hears,' applied to multiple individuals, chiefly Abraham's son through Hagar (Gen 16:11-15; 17:18-26; 25:9-17), whose birth narrative turns on the divine hearing of affliction, and the son of Nethaniah who assassinated Gedaliah (Jer 40:8-41:18; 2 Kgs 25:23-25). Smaller clusters designate Benjaminite, Judahite, and priestly figures (1 Chr 8:38; 2 Chr 19:11; Ezra 10:22). Spanish Ismael, French Ismael, and German Ismael confirm a single proper-name referent with no polysemy. 48×
AR["إسماعيل", "إِسْمَاعِيلَ", "إِسْمَاعِيلُ", "إِشْمَاعِيلُ"]·ben["ইশ্মায়েল", "ইশ্মায়েলের"]·DE["Ismael", "Yishmael"]·EN["Ishmael", "Yishma'el", "Yishmael"]·FR["Ismaël", "Yishmael", "[ישמעאל]"]·heb["ישמעאל"]·HI["इश्माएल", "इश्माएलका", "यिश्माएल"]·ID["Ismael"]·IT["Ismaele", "Yishmael"]·jav["Ismael", "Ismaèl"]·KO["이스마엘", "이스마엘에게", "이스마엘을", "이스마엘의", "이스마엘이"]·PT["Yishma'el", "Yishmael", "de-Yishma'el"]·RU["Ишмаэл", "Ишмаэла", "Ишмаэле", "Ишмаэлом", "Ишмаэлу", "Ишмаэля", "Йишмаэль"]·ES["Ismael", "Yishmael", "Yismael"]·SW["Ishmaeli"]·TR["Yishmael'in", "ilk-oğlu-", "İsmail", "İsmail'e", "İsmail'i", "İsmail'in", "İsmail'le", "İşmael"]·urd["اسماعیل", "اسماعیل-نے", "اسماعیل-کے", "اسمٰعیل-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יִשְׁמָעֵאל48 n.pr.m. (Ēl heareth; Sab. יסמעאל Hal 187; on form cf. LagBN 131);— 1. son of Abraham and Hagar Gn 16:11 (name expl. כִּי שָׁמַע י׳ וגו׳), v 15, 16 + 11 times Gn 17:25, 28:9(×2), 36:3 1 Ch 1:28, 29, 31; Ισμαηλ. 2. usually Ισμαηλ: murderer of Gedaliah Je 40:8, 14, 15, 16 + 17 times Je 41, 2 K 25:23, 25 (𝔊L Ισραηλ!). 3. in Benj. 1 Ch 8:38; 9:44. 4. in Judah: a. 2 Ch 19:11. b. 23:1. 5. Jew with foreign wife Ezr 10:22, Σαμαηλ, A 𝔊L Ισμαηλ.