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Strong's H3459 יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי (yishmaeli)

Yishmaeli means “Ishmaelite” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3459 — mylon (“mill”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H3459
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 8
Books 4

Strong's H3459 Quick Answer

Strong's H3459 יִשׁמָעֵאלִי (Yishma`e'liy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yishma`e'liy (yish-maw-ay-lee') adj. 1. a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael [patronymically from H3458] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include ishmaelite. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yishma`e'liy (yish-maw-ay-lee') adj. 1. a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael [patronymically from H3458]
Usage
8 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ishmaelite

Meaning and Definition

Yishma`e'liy (yish-maw-ay-lee') adj. 1. a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael [patronymically from H3458] KJV: Ishmaelite. Root(s): H3458

Original Word
יִשׁמָעֵאלִי
Transliteration
Yishma`e'liy
Derivation
First root strongs: 3458
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3459. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Ishmaelite

Usage: Someone descended from Ishmael who was a man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Hagar (H1904); half-brother of: Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744);

father of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) Group of yish.ma.el (יִשְׁמָעֵאל "Ishmael" H3458) § Ishmaelite , of Ishmael "God will hear" a descendant of Ishmael

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How Strong's H3459 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yishma`e'liy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Ishmaelite 1 Chronicles 27:30

How Strong's H3459 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3459 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3459 in the Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 37:25 KJV

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Genesis 37:27 KJV

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

Genesis 37:28 KJV

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Usage Excerpts

First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3459.

Genesis 37:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:27 Old Testament, KJV
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
Genesis 37:28 Old Testament, KJV
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 39:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
Judges 8:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
1 Chronicles 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
1 Chronicles 27:30 Old Testament, KJV
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
Psalms 83:6 Old Testament, KJV
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3459, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 37:25 Genesis 37:27 Genesis 37:28 Genesis 39:1
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 8:24
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2:17 1 Chronicles 27:30
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 83:6

Strong's H3459 FAQ

What does yishmaeli (יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי) mean?

Yishmaeli (Strong's H3459) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ishmaelite". Yishma`e'liy (yish-maw-ay-lee') adj. 1. a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael [patronymically from H3458]

How many times is yishmaeli (יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3459 across 4 books.

Where can I study yishmaeli (יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3459 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yishmaeli (יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ishmaelite. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.