Genesis 16:16
Strong's Lexicon
Abram
וְאַבְרָ֕ם (wə·’aḇ·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 87: Abram = 'exalted father' 1) original name of Abraham

was eighty-six
שְׁמֹנִ֥ים (šə·mō·nîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8084: 1) eighty, fourscore 1a) eighty (as cardinal number) 1b) eightieth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

וְשֵׁ֣שׁ (wə·šêš)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8337: 1) six 1a) six (cardinal number) 1b) sixth (ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

years
שָׁנִ֑ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

old
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

שָׁנָ֖ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

when Hagar
הָגָ֥ר (hā·ḡār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1904: Hagar = 'flight' 1) Sarah's Egyptian slave girl, Abraham's concubine, Ishmael's mother

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

bore
בְּלֶֽדֶת־ (bə·le·ḏeṯ-)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Ishmael
יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל (yiš·mā·‘êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3458: Ishmael = 'God will hear' 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

to him.
לְאַבְרָֽם׃ (lə·’aḇ·rām)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 87: Abram = 'exalted father' 1) original name of Abraham

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Abram [is] a son of eighty and six years in Hagar’s bearing Ishmael to Abram.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abram was 86 years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

New American Standard Bible
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

King James Bible
And Abram [was] fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

New Living Translation
Abram was eighty-six years old when Ishmael was born.

English Standard Version
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

New American Standard Bible
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

King James Bible
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abram was 86 years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

International Standard Version
Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for Abram.

NET Bible
(Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)

American Standard Version
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

English Revised Version
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

Young's Literal Translation
and Abram is a son of eighty and six years in Hagar's bearing Ishmael to Abram.
















Cross References
Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 16:3
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Genesis 17:25
And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Genesis 25:17
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 16:14
Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Genesis 16:13
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

Genesis 17:2
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
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