Hagar
/ˈheɪɡɑː/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.
- 2 A female given name from Hebrew.
Example
More examples"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).