Hagar

//ˈheɪɡɑː// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.
  2. 2
    A female given name from Hebrew.

Example

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"In the wild wilderness, a leopard mother caresses her cub, as Hagar did Ishmael; or a queen of France the dauphin."

Etymology

From Hebrew הָגָר (Hagar, “stranger”). Compare Arabic هَاجَر (hājar), Tiberian Hebrew הָגָר (Hāḡār).

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