ISHMAEL
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Etymology
ISHMAEL, a PN and GN in the Book of Mormon, derives from the biblical PN yišmāʿēʾl, “May God hear” or, as explained in Genesis 16:11, “God has heard.”
See Book of Mormon ISHMAELITES, ISHMAELITISH
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐆𐐟𐐣𐐈𐐇𐐢 (ɪʃmæɛl)
Notes
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