yishmael · Ishmael

What it means

yishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ishmael”.

The son of Abram and Hagar, father of twelve tribal chiefs; also the name of other Israelites. The name means "God hears" (Genesis 16:11).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×17
• 2 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×5
• 2 Chronicles×2
• Ezra×1
• Jeremiah×21

• Genesis 16:11

  And the angel of YHWH said to her, “Look, you are pregnant and will bear a son, and you will call his name Ishmael, for YHWH has heard your affliction.

• Genesis 16:15

  Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

• Genesis 16:16

  Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

• Genesis 17:18

  Abraham said to Elohim, “If only Ishmael might live before you!”

• Genesis 17:20

  As for Ishmael, I have heard you; look, I will bless him and make him fruitful and multiply him exceedingly. He will father twelve chiefs, and I will make him into a great nation.

• Genesis 17:23

  Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house and all those bought with his silver, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, as Elohim had told him.

• Genesis 17:25

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• Genesis 17:26

  On that very day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son;

• Genesis 25:9

  His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is facing Mamre,

• Genesis 25:12

  These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham.

• Genesis 25:13

  These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

• Genesis 25:16

  These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve chiefs according to their peoples.

• Genesis 25:17

  These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty and seven years. He breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people.

• Genesis 28:9

  So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, the sister of Nebaioth, besides his wives, as his wife.

• Genesis 36:3

  and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

• 2 Kings 25:23

  All the chiefs of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• 2 Kings 25:25

  And it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, of the royal offspring, came, and ten men with him, and they struck Gedaliah, and he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

• 1 Chronicles 1:28

  The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

• 1 Chronicles 1:29

  These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

• 1 Chronicles 1:31

  Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

• 1 Chronicles 8:38

  And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

• 1 Chronicles 9:44

  And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

• 2 Chronicles 19:11

  And look, Amariah the head priest is over you in every matter of YHWH, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, in every matter of the king; and the Levites will be supervisors before you. Be strong and do it, and may YHWH be with the good.”

• 2 Chronicles 23:1

  In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took the commanders of hundreds into a covenant with him: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.

• Ezra 10:22

  And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Eleasah.

• Jeremiah 40:8

  and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• Jeremiah 40:14

  and they said to him, “Do you really know that Baalis king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to strike you dead?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

• Jeremiah 40:15

  Then Johanan son of Kareah said to Gedaliah in secret at Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, please, and strike Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will know. Why should he strike you dead, and all Judah be scattered, who are gathered to you, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

• Jeremiah 40:16

  But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do this thing, for you are speaking falsehood about Ishmael.”

• Jeremiah 41:1

  And it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama came, of the royal offspring, and the great men of the king, and ten men with him, to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah; and they ate bread together there at Mizpah.

• Jeremiah 41:2

  Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and they struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan with the sword and put him to death, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in the land.

• Jeremiah 41:3

  Also all the Jews who were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war, Ishmael struck down.

• Jeremiah 41:6

  And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out to meet them from Mizpah, going along and weeping; and it happened, when he met them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

• Jeremiah 41:7

  And it happened, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into the cistern, he and the men who were with him.

• Jeremiah 41:8

  But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have hidden treasures in the field, wheat and barley and oil and honey.” So he refrained, and did not put them to death among their brothers.

• Jeremiah 41:9

  Now the cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the corpses of the men whom he had struck down along with Gedaliah was the one that King Asa had made because of Baasha king of Israel; that one Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled with the slain.

• Jeremiah 41:10

  Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were at Mizpah, the daughters of the king and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard had entrusted to Gedaliah son of Ahikam; Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and went to cross over to the sons of Ammon.

• Jeremiah 41:11

  And Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done,

• Jeremiah 41:12

  and they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and they found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

• Jeremiah 41:13

  And it happened, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him, that they rejoiced.

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