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Definition of Ishmael
1. Noun. (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes.
2. Noun. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person
Specialized synonyms: Heretic, Misbeliever, Religious Outcast, Leper, Harijan, Untouchable
Derivative terms: Outcast
Definition of Ishmael
1. Proper noun. (context Judaism Islam) 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. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ishmael
Literary usage of Ishmael
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE BALLAD OF Ishmael DAY [June, 1863] ONE summer morning a daring band Of Rebels
rode into Maryland, Over the prosperous, peaceful farms, Sending terror ..."
2. The Modern Reader's Bible: The Books of the Bible with Three Books of the by Richard Green Moulton (1907)
"Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, ...
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, ..."
3. The Various Writings of Cornelius Mathews by Cornelius Mathews (1863)
"Don't stand there, Ishmael, take a chair by the hearth ; it's much pleasanter than
... Ishmael came forward and did so. " Don't you perceive a difference ? ..."
4. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE BALLAD OF Ishmael DAY [June, 1863] ONE summer morning a daring band Of Rebels
rode into Maryland, Over the prosperous, peaceful farms, Sending terror ..."
5. The Modern Reader's Bible: The Books of the Bible with Three Books of the by Richard Green Moulton (1907)
"Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, ...
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, ..."
6. The Various Writings of Cornelius Mathews by Cornelius Mathews (1863)
"Don't stand there, Ishmael, take a chair by the hearth ; it's much pleasanter than
... Ishmael came forward and did so. " Don't you perceive a difference ? ..."
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