Hagar
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English
Etymology
From Hebrew הָגָר (Hagar, “stranger”). Compare Arabic هَاجَر (hājar), Tiberian Hebrew הָגָר (Hāḡār).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hagar (plural Hagars)
- The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael. (biblical character)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
Quotations
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Genesis 16:15:
- And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Translations
mother of Ishmael
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female given name
Anagrams
Ewe
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hagar
- Hagar. (biblical character)
- a female given name
Portuguese
Proper noun
Hagar f
- Alternative spelling of Agar