Strong's Hebrew · H3458
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmâʻêʼl · yish-maw-ale'
DefinitionJishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Derivationfrom H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); God will hear;
KJV usageIshmael.
Occurrences49 in the KJV · 45 verses
יִשְׁמָעֵאל in Scripture
Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bore Abram a son: and Abram called his son' s name, which Hagar bore, Ishmael.
Genesis 16:16
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 17:23
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham' s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto 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
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
Genesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Genesis 25:12
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham' s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah' s handmaid, bore unto Abraham:
Genesis 25:13
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
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