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Meaning of Ishmael | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. An outcast.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.

Equivalents

العربية إسماعيل
Deutsch Ismael
Ελληνικά Ισμαήλ
Español Ismael
فارسی اسماعیل
Suomi Ismael Ismo
Français Ismaël
Hausa Isma'ilu
עברית ישמעאל
हिन्दी इसमाईल
Italiano Ismaele
日本語 イシュマエル
Қазақша Ысмайыл
한국어 이스마엘
Kurdî Îsmaîl
Македонски Исмаил
Bahasa Melayu Ismael Ismail
Nederlands Ismaël
Português Ismael
Русский Измаил Исмаи́л
Soomaali Ismaaciil
Тоҷикӣ Исмоил
Tagalog Ismael
Türkçe İsmail

Examples

“And Hagar bare Abram a ſonne: and Abram called his ſonnes name, which Hagar bare, Iſhmael.”
“Call me Ishmael.”
“His new friend was evidently a young Ishmael — his hand against every man and every man's hand against him.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Ishmaelite Ishmaelitism Ishman Ishpatina ishpingo ishshakku

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