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hagar

/ˈheɪɡɑːɹ/

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What does hagar mean?

proper noun

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

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/ˈheɪɡɑːɹ/

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A few days later she again met her old gipsy crone Hagar Burton, who repeated her sibylline declaration.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
The woman who had been advertised by the name of Hagar was a regular African in feature and figure.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
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God did not command Abraham to take Hagar, nor did God promise to bless the coalition.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
And Abraham had another son Ishmael that he gat upon Hagar his chamberer.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
When noble matrons came to see Sarah, she was in the habit of urging them to pay a visit to "poor Hagar," too.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493