Yishma'el (ישמעאל) means Ishmael in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
yishma'el
noun · masculine
In English
Ishmael
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yishma'el.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם פרטי לזכר.
וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדֹת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם; אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית שִׁפְחַת שָׂרָה לְאַבְרָהָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yishma'el is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יִשְׁמָעֵאל
- Written without vowel points
- ישמעאל
- Said
- yishma'el
- Root
- ש־מ־ע
- Gematria
- 451
This is how Yishma'el is said in other languages.
- English
- Ishmael
- Arabic
- إِسْمَاعِيل
These words rhyme with Yishma'el.
The word Yishma'el comes from the root ש־מ־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Yishma'el in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yishma'el.
What does Yishma'el (ישמעאל) mean in Hebrew?
Yishma'el (ישמעאל) means Ishmael. It is said yishma'el, with the stress on el.
What rhymes with Yishma'el (ישמעאל)?
Words that rhyme with Yishma'el (ישמעאל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
Is Yishma'el (ישמעאל) masculine or feminine?
The word Yishma'el (ישמעאל) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ישמעאל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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