A name from Scripture
Ishmael
ISH-may-el
Meaning
God hears; God will hear
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Ishmael declares that God hears the forgotten, the outcast, the abandoned — no cry escapes His attention.
Verses · King James Version
“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.”
Genesis 16:11
“And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven.”
Genesis 21:17