3459. Yishmeeli
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Yishmeeli: Ishmaelite

Original Word: יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Yishma`e'liy
Pronunciation: yish-meh-ay-lee
Phonetic Spelling: (yish-maw-ay-lee')
Definition: Ishmaelite
Meaning: a Jishmaelite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ishmaelite

Patronymically from Yishma'e'l; a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael -- Ishmaelite.

see HEBREW Yishma'e'l

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Yishmael
Definition
desc. of Ishmael
NASB Translation
Ishmaelite (2), Ishmaelites (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי adjective, of a people of ׳יִשׁ

1; — singular with article ׳הַיִשׁ 1 Chronicles 2:17 + "" 2 Samuel 17:25 (so read for. ׳הַיִּשְׂרָאֵלִ, see Commentaries); הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִי 1 Chronicles 27:30; plural (הַ)יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים Ishmaelites Genesis 37:25,27; Genesis 35:28; Genesis 39:1; Judges 8:24; Psalm 83:7.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma'el), which is Strong's Hebrew Number 3458, referring to Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent for יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי in the Strong's Greek Concordance. However, the Greek term Ἰσμαηλίτης (Ismaēlitēs) can be considered a related term, as it refers to an Ishmaelite in the New Testament context. This term is used in the Greek Septuagint and other Greek writings to denote the descendants of Ishmael.

Usage: The term יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי is used to denote individuals or groups who are descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. It is used in the context of identifying a lineage or ethnic group in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: The term יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי (Yishma'eli) refers to the descendants of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham, born to Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant. Ishmael is considered the progenitor of the Ishmaelites, a group frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. The Ishmaelites are often associated with the nomadic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and are depicted as traders and merchants.

In the biblical narrative, the Ishmaelites are first mentioned in the context of Joseph's story, where they are identified as the traders to whom Joseph's brothers sold him (Genesis 37:25-28). The Ishmaelites are also noted for their role in the broader narrative of the descendants of Abraham, representing a branch of his lineage distinct from the Israelites, who descend from Isaac.

The term יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי is used to describe individuals who belong to this ethnic group, emphasizing their connection to Ishmael. The Ishmaelites are often portrayed as living in the desert regions, engaging in trade, and having interactions with the Israelites and other neighboring peoples.

Forms and Transliterations
הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי׃ הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִ֑י הישמעאלי׃ הישמעאלים הישמעלי וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים וישמעאלים יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים ישמעאלים לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים לישמעאלים haiyishmeeLi haiyishmeeLim hay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lî hay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm hayyišmə‘êlî hayyišmə‘êlîm laiyishmeeLim lay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm layyišmə‘êlîm veyishmeeLim wə·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm wəyišmə‘êlîm yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm yishmeeLim yišmə‘êlîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 37:25
HEB: וְהִנֵּה֙ אֹרְחַ֣ת יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים בָּאָ֖ה מִגִּלְעָ֑ד
NAS: a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming
KJV: and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came
INT: behold A caravan of Ishmaelites was coming Gilead

Genesis 37:27
HEB: לְכ֞וּ וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אַל־
NAS: and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay
KJV: and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand
INT: Come sell to the Ishmaelites our hands and not

Genesis 37:28
HEB: אֶת־ יוֹסֵ֛ף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף
NAS: and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty
KJV: Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty
INT: and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites twenty silver

Genesis 39:1
HEB: מִצְרִ֔י מִיַּד֙ הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ
NAS: bought him from the Ishmaelites, who
KJV: him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down
INT: Egyptian of the hands the Ishmaelites who down

Judges 8:24
HEB: לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים הֵֽם׃
NAS: because they were Ishmaelites.)
KJV: earrings, because they [were] Ishmaelites.)
INT: had gold because Ishmaelite They

1 Chronicles 2:17
HEB: עֲמָשָׂ֔א יֶ֖תֶר הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי׃
NAS: of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
KJV: of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmeelite.
INT: of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite

1 Chronicles 27:30
HEB: הַ֨גְּמַלִּ֔ים אוֹבִ֖יל הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִ֑י וְעַל־ הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת
NAS: Obil the Ishmaelite had charge
KJV: also [was] Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses
INT: of the camels Obil the Ishmaelite had charge of the donkeys

Psalm 83:6
HEB: אָהֳלֵ֣י אֱ֭דוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים מוֹאָ֥ב וְהַגְרִֽים׃
NAS: of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab
KJV: of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab,
INT: the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites Moab and the Hagrites

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3459
8 Occurrences


hay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lî — 2 Occ.
hay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm — 1 Occ.
lay·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm — 2 Occ.
wə·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm — 1 Occ.
yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm — 2 Occ.















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