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Where does “Ἰσμαήλ” come from?

Ἰσμαήλ (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל, from Hebrew יִשְׁמַע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Ἰσμαήλ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיִשְׁמָעֵאלGod hears, God will hear
2Hebrewיִשְׁמַע—
3Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
4Hebrewשמואל—
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →