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)

(biblical) The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.
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
Chinese:
Mandarin: 夏甲 (Xiàjiá)
Dutch: Hagar
Finnish: Hagar (fi)
French: Agar (fr)
Greek: Άγαρ (el) f (Ágar)
Ancient: Ἄγαρ f (Ágar)
Hebrew: הגר (he) (Hagár)
Hindi: हाजिरा f (hājirā)
Italian: Agar (it) f
Latin: Agar f
Malay: Hajar (used by Muslims), Hagar (used by Christians)
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): /há.ɡàr/, [ʁá.ɡàr ~ ʕá.ɡàr ~ ɦá.ɡàr]

Proper noun

Hágàr

a female given name, equivalent to English Hagar
(biblical) Hagar

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hagar f

alternative spelling of Agar