ISHMAELITES

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‡ISHMAELITES

Lehite gentilic		Descendants of Ishmael brought with Lehi from Jerusalem (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:9)

Gentilic of ishmael

For the etymology of this name see “Ishmael” in the standard biblical commentaries. This form of the name is the typical English rendering of the Semitic gentilic ending, -ī.