The name Ishmael is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Ishmael is pronounced as ISH-may-l
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Ishmael is derived from the Hebrew name 'Yishmael', itself derived from two Hebrew words - 'shama', which means 'to hear', and 'el', which means 'God or all powerful'.
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Ishmael is derived from the Hebrew name 'Yishmael', itself derived from two Hebrew words - 'shama', which means 'to hear', and 'el', which means 'God or all powerful'.
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Pronunciation
/ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl/(English)
Meaning
From the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmaʿel) meaning "God will hear", from the roots שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God".
In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of
Abraham.
He is the traditional ancestor of the
Arab people. Also
In the Old Testament, it is borne by a man who assassinates
Gedaliah the governor of
Judah. The author
Herman Melville later used this name for the narrator
In his novel Moby-Dick (1851).