וְ/יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋
Yishemael
and Ishmael
Personal name meaning 'El (God) hears' or 'God has heeded.' Most prominently used for the first son of Abraham by Hagar, and also occurring as the name of several other individuals in genealogical and narrative contexts. The name expresses the idea that God has responded to an appeal, often highlighting divine attention to human petition or need.
1 Chronicles 1:28 · Word #4
Lexicon H3458
| Lemma | יִשְׁמָעֵאל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Yishemael |
| Strong's | H3458 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'El (God) hears' or 'God has heeded.' Most prominently used for the first son of Abraham by Hagar, and also occurring as the name of several other individuals in genealogical and narrative contexts. The name expresses the idea that God has responded to an appeal, often highlighting divine attention to human petition or need. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Ishmael |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3458-02
And God-hears
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine personal name with prefixed conjunction וְ ('and'); singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of שׁמע (to hear) and אל (God), forming a sentence-name meaning 'God has heard' or 'God hears.' The prefixed conjunction וְ adds 'And,' so the rendering preserves both the theophoric structure and the conjunction. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Yishemael
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: and to God-hears |
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