יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmâʻêʼl) — Ishmael

Hebrew word study: יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmâʻêʼl), Strong's H3458. Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

HebrewStrong's H3458

Quick definition

Hebrew word

יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmâʻêʼl)

Pronounced: yish-maw-ale'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

Word study

Derivation: from H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); God will hear;

KJV translation words: Ishmael.

Where this word appears

Strong's H3458 is tagged on 48 words in 44 verses across 6 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 16:11 and last appears in Jeremiah 41:18.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

Ishmael ×37and Ishmael ×9and to Ishmael ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

יִשְׁמָעֵאל ×35וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל ×8וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל ×2יִשְׁמָעֵאל ס ×2וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל ס ×1

Books where it appears most

Jeremiah ×21Genesis ×171 Chronicles ×52 Kings ×22 Chronicles ×2Ezra ×1

Verses (first 25 of 44)

Genesis 16:11 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 16:15 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 16:16 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 17:18 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 17:20 — וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and to Ishmael
Genesis 17:23 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 17:25 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and Ishmael
Genesis 17:26 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and Ishmael
Genesis 25:9 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and Ishmael
Genesis 25:12 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 25:13 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 25:16 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 25:17 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 28:9 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
Genesis 36:3 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
2 Kings 25:23 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and Ishmael
2 Kings 25:25 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
1 Chronicles 1:28 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל ס — and Ishmael
1 Chronicles 1:29 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
1 Chronicles 1:31 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל ס — Ishmael
1 Chronicles 8:38 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and Ishmael
1 Chronicles 9:44 — וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and Ishmael
2 Chronicles 19:11 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael
2 Chronicles 23:1 — וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל — and to Ishmael
Ezra 10:22 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל — Ishmael

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H8085 שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), H410 אֵל (ʼêl).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3459 יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי (Yishmâʻêʼlîy).

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What does Yishmâʻêʼl (H3458) mean?

Jishmael, the name of abraham's oldest son, and of five israelites.

How is H3458 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3458 as: Ishmael..

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