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Ishmael Moderate

Ishmael has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

2

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

Proper Noun
1

The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
unfortunate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
heretic leper untouchable
Rhyming Words
ael bael yael tael kael jael gael noael loael asael israel samael mikael rafael ismael azrael ichael raphael michael rachael
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