Ishmael

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Proper noun

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.
   • 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 16:15

     And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

2. A male given name.
3. (type) An outcast.
   • 1932 The Magnet - Bunter's Night Out

     His new friend was evidently a young Ishmael - his hand against every man and every man's hand against him.

Related terms

• Ismail

Translations

• French: Ismaël
• German: Ismael
• Italian: Ismaele
• Portuguese: Ismael
• Russian: Измаи́л
• Spanish: Ismael

Translations

• Portuguese: Ismael
• Russian: Измаи́л
• Spanish: Ismael

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