Word Study · Strong's H3458 · Hebrew
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmael
yish-maw-ale'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yishmâʻêʼl
“Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Ishmael.
- 48occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 48 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל9
- וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל6
- יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל6
- יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙5
- יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל4
- יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל3
- יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אל2
- יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃2
- יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ ס2
- וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל1
- וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙1
- וְיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ ס1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 3
- Ishmael37
- and Ishmael9
- and to Ishmael2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)37
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)9
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 37
- HC/Npm · 9
- HC/R/Npm · 2
All 48, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah21 of 48 · 44%
- Genesis17 of 48 · 35%
- 1 Chronicles5 of 48 · 10%
- 2 Kings2 of 48 · 4%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 48 · 4%
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Genesis17 occurrences
- Genesis 16:11יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 16:15יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yishmaelproper noun (a name)And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 16:16יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 17:18יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”here: Ishmael
- Genesis 17:20וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלuleyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.here: and to Ishmael
- Genesis 17:23יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 17:25וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and his son Ishmael was thirteen;here: and Ishmael
- Genesis 17:26וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.here: and Ishmael
- Genesis 25:9וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙veyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.here: and Ishmael
- Genesis 25:12יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 25:13יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,here: Ishmael
- Genesis 25:13יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yishmaelproper noun (a name)These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,here: Ishmael
- Genesis 25:16יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yishmaelproper noun (a name)These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 25:17יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 28:9יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 28:9יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.here: Ishmael
- Genesis 36:3יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.here: Ishmael
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 25:23וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, 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, as well as their men.here: and Ishmael
- 2 Kings 25:25יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.here: Ishmael
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:28וְיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.here: and Ishmael
- 1 Chronicles 1:29יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yishmaelproper noun (a name)These are their genealogies:here: Ishmael
- 1 Chronicles 1:31יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyishmaelproper noun (a name)Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.here: Ishmael
- 1 Chronicles 8:38וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.here: and Ishmael
- 1 Chronicles 9:44וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.here: and Ishmael
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 19:11יִשְׁמָעֵ֜אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”here: Ishmael
- 2 Chronicles 23:1וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלuleyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.here: and to Ishmael
Jeremiah21 occurrences
- Jeremiah 40:8וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.here: and Ishmael
- Jeremiah 40:14יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 40:15יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 40:16יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyishmaelproper noun (a name)But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:1יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:2יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:3יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yishmaelproper noun (a name)Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:6יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:7יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:8יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yishmaelproper noun (a name)But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:9יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yishmaelproper noun (a name)Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:9יִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:10יִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:10יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:11יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:12יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:13יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:14יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:15וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלveyishmaelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.here: and Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:16יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.here: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 41:18יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyishmaelproper noun (a name)to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.here: Ishmael