Ishmael

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
God listens. In the bible Ismael was son of Abraham by Sarahs Egyptian slave woman Hagar.
God hears; In the Bible, Ishmael was the elder son of Abraham by Hagar, the Egyptian slave of Abraham''s wife Sarah. Ishmael is considered the patriarch of Arabs and forefather of Islam."Call me Ishmael." —the famous opening sentence of Herman Melville''s epic novel Moby Dick

Syllables

2

Themes

Biblical, Literary

Pronunciation

i-sh-mael