Hagar

See also: hagar

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪɡɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪɡɑːɹ/

Proper noun

Hagar (plural Hagars)

1. The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael. (biblical character)
2. 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

• Arabic: هَاجَر (ar) (hājar)
• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Հագար (Hagar)

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ f (Haḡar)
• Bengali: হাজর (hajor)
• Catalan: Agar f
• Dutch: Hagar
• Finnish: Hagar (fi)
• French: Agar (fr)
• Greek: Άγαρ (el) f (Ágar)

  Ancient: Ἄγαρ f (Ágar)

• Hebrew: הגר (he) (Hagár)
• Italian: Agar (it) f
• Latin: Agar f
• Maore Comorian: Hadjara
• Polish: Hagar (pl) f
• Portuguese: Hagar f, Agar (pt) f
• Russian: Ага́рь (ru) f (Agárʹ)
• Spanish: Agar (es)
• Turkish: Hacer (tr)
• Yiddish: הגר f (hogor)

female given name

• Arabic: هَاجَر (ar) (hājar)
• Bengali: হাজর (hajor)
• Dutch: Hagar
• Greek: Άγαρ (el) f (Ágar)
• Hebrew: הגר (he) (Hagár)
• Turkish: Hacer (tr)

Anagrams

• a ghrá, aargh, aragh

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːɡæ/

Proper noun

Hagar

1. Hagar. (biblical character)
2. a female given name

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hagar f

1. Alternative spelling of Agar