How to Pronounce Hagar
HAY-gahr
Hagar is pronounced HAY-gahr (ˈheɪgɑːr): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Hagar mean?
Hagar means “a stranger; one that fears”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Hagar?
Hagar was the Egyptian handmaid of Sarai, Abram's wife (Genesis 16:1). Sarai gave her to Abram, and she bore him a son, Ishmael (Genesis 16:15). Later, after being sent away into the wilderness, she heard the angel of God promise to preserve the boy (Genesis 21:17).
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