Where does “יִשְׁמָעֵאל” come from?

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

יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Hebrew): God hears, God will hear

Definitions

  1. God hears, God will hear

Ancestry of “יִשְׁמָעֵאל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיִשְׁמַע
2Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
3Hebrewשמואל
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

Words derived from “יִשְׁמָעֵאל

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל