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יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי H3459
H3459 is the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי, transliterated Yishmâʻêʼlîy and said yish-maw-ay-lee'. The King James Version most often renders it ishmeelites.
What it means
a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael.
Where it comes from
patronymically from H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ishmaelite.
Verses using יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
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.
Genesis 39:1 · 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.
1 Chronicles 2:17 · KJV
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
1 Chronicles 27:30 · KJV
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
Psalm 83:6 · KJV
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
Common questions
What does Strong's H3459 mean?
H3459 is the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי (Yishmâʻêʼlîy), meaning a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael.
How is H3459 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ishmeelites (4 times), ishmeelite (1 time), ishmaelite (1 time), ishmaelites (1 time).
How many times does H3459 appear in the Bible?
יִשְׁמָעֵאלִי (Yishmâʻêʼlîy) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3459 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: patronymically from H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל).
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