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Baby Name Ishmael |
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Meaning of Ishmael - What does the name Ishmael means? |
Pronunciation: |
ish-may-el | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
Biblical |
Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Hebrew yishma'el (God hears). The name is borne in the Bible by the son of Abraham and his concubine Hagar. After the birth of Isaac, Ishmael and Hagar were taken into the desert and abandoned. They were saved by God, and Ishmael became the patriarch of the Arab people. (Gen. 21) |
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