Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3459

Strong's H3459 · Hebrew

יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי

Yishmâʻêʼlîy · /yish-maw-ay-lee'/

Number
H3459
Language
Hebrew
Original word
יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי
Transliteration
Yishmâʻêʼlîy
Pronunciation
yish-maw-ay-lee'
KJV occurrences
8 verses

Definition

a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael

KJV: Ishmaelite.

Root / derivation: patronymically from H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי across 8 verses.

Ishmeelites4×
Ishmaelites2×
Ishmaelite1×
Ishmeelite1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis4 verses
Genesis 37:25

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

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. were: Heb. hearkened

Genesis 37:28

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

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.

Judges1 verse
1 Chronicles2 verses
Psalms1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3459 (Yishmâʻêʼlîy) mean?

a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael

How many times does H3459 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3459 (יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Ishmeelites.”

How is Yishmâʻêʼlîy translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3459 is rendered as “Ishmeelites” (4×), “Ishmaelites” (2×), “Ishmaelite” (1×), “Ishmeelite” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי come from?

patronymically from H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);