The name «Hagar» or «Abataza» means «flight» and derived from that «fugitive,» «immigrant,» «sojourner.» (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )

The term that is transliterated as «Hagar» in English is translated in American Sign Language with the sign for the letter H and «escaped,» referring to Genesis 21:14. (Source: Ruth Anna Spooner, Ron Lawer)

«Hagar» in American Sign Language, source: Deaf Harbor

In Spanish Sign Language it is translated with a sign that combines «Egypt» and «servant,» referring to the fact that Hagar was a slave from Egypt (see Genesis 16:1). (Source: Steve Parkhurst)

«Hagar» in Spanish Sign Language, source: Sociedad Bíblica de España

For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians .

Learn more on Bible Odyssey: Hagar and Hagar from an Egyptian Christian Perspective .

See also Hagar and Her Child in the Wilderness.