1. Ishmaelite (gentilic) — The gentilic adjective יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי (Ishmaelite/Yishmeelite) derived from the proper name Ishmael (H3458), designating members of or association with the Ishmaelite tribal group. Used both as a singular demonym (הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִי 'the Ishmaelite,' as in 1 Chr 2:17 describing Jether/Ithra's ethnic identity) and as a plural gentilic (יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים 'Ishmaelites,' as in Gen 37:25-28, 39:1 identifying the caravan traders who purchased Joseph, and Judg 8:24 describing the defeated Midianite-allied group). Rendered as Jischmaeliten in German, Ishmaelites in French, الإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّين in Arabic, and इश्माएली in Hindi. The singular and plural forms, with and without articles and prepositions, all denote the same ethnic-tribal referent. 8×
AR["إِسْماعِيلِيِّينَ","إِسْمَاعِيلِيّونَ","الـ-إسماعيلي","الْ-إِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ","الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ","لِ-لإِسْماعِيلِيِّينَ","وَالْإِسْمَاعِيلِيَّونَ"]·ben["ইশ্মায়েলীয়","ইশ্মায়েলীয়দের","ইশ্মায়েলীয়দের-কাছে","এবং-ইশ্মায়েলীয়দের"]·DE["Ishmaelites","[הישמעאלי]","[הישמעלי]","an-die-Jischmaeliten","der-Jischmaeliten","und-der-Yishme'elim","von-Jischmaeliten"]·EN["Ishmaelites","and-the-Yishme'elim","the-Ishmaelites","the-Yishmaelite","the-Yishme'eli","to-the-Ishmaelites"]·FR["Ishmaelites","[הישמעאלי]","[הישמעלי]","et-Ismaël","le-Ishmaelites","à-le-Ishmaelites"]·heb["ה-ישמעאלי","ה-ישמעאלים","ה-ישמעלי","ו-ישמעאלים","ישמעאלים","ל-ה-ישמעאלים"]·HI["-के-इश्माएली","इश्माएली","और-इश्माएली","यिश्माएलियों-का","यिश्माएलियों-के","यिश्माएलियों-को"]·ID["-orang-Ismael","dan-orang-Ismael","kepada-orang-Ismael","orang-Ismael"]·IT["Ishmaelites","[הישמעאלי]","[הישמעלי]","[וישמעאלים]","a-il-Ishmaelites","il-Ishmaelites"]·jav["dhateng-tiyang-Ismaél","lan-tiyang-Ismaèl","tiyang-Ismaèl","tiyang-Ismaél","tiyang-tiyang-Yismael"]·KO["그-이스마엘인","그-이슬마엘-사람","이스마엘-사람들","이스마엘-사람들에게","이스마엘-사람들의"]·PT["aos-yishme'elitas","e-os-ismaelitas","o-Yishme'eli","o-ismaelita","os-yishme'elitas","yishme'elitas"]·RU["Ишмаэлитян","Ишмаэлитянам","и-Измаильтяне","измаильтянин","исмаильтяне"]·ES["a-los-yishmaelitas","e-yishmeelitas","el-ismaelita","el-yismaelita","ismaelitas","los-yishmaelitas","yishmaelitas"]·SW["-Mwishmaeli","Mwishmaeli","Waishmaeli","Waismaeli","kwa-Waishmaeli","na-Waishmaeli"]·TR["-İsmaillidir","-İsmaillilere","-İsmaillilerin","Yismaelli","Yişmaelliler","ve-İsmaililer","İsmaillilerin"]·urd["اسماعیلی","اسماعیلیوں-کا","اسماعیلیوں-کو","اسماعیلیوں-کے","اور-اسماعیلی","ہ-اسماعیلی"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי adj.gent. of יִשׁ׳ 1;—sg. c. art. הַיִּשׁ׳ 1 Ch 2:17 + ‖ 2 S 17:25 (so read for הַיִּשְׂרָאֵלִי, v. Comm.); הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִי 1 Ch 27:30; pl. (הַ)יִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים Ishmaelites Gn 37:25, 27, 28; 39:1; Ju 8:24 ψ 83:7.