ISHMAELITES

Lehite gentilic

1.

Descendants of ISHMAEL brought with LEHI from JERUSALEM (Jacob 1:13; Alma 47:35; 4 Nephi 1:38; Mormon 1:8, 9)

Etymology

Gentilic of ISHMAEL. An English rendering of the Semitic gentilic ending -ī.

For the etymology of this name see ISHMAEL above.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐆𐐟𐐣𐐈𐐇𐐢𐐌𐐓𐐝 (ɪʃmæɛlaɪts)

Notes

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