Hagar

American

[hey-gahr, -ger] / ˈheɪ gɑr, -gər /

Douay Bible, Agar

noun

(in the Bible) the mother of Ishmael.

Hagar British

/ -ɡə, ˈheɪɡɑː /

noun

Old Testament an Egyptian maid of Sarah, who bore Ishmael to Abraham, Sarah's husband

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But there was also listening to the rock station; I heard Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tom Petty; I heard AC/DC, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, all this music that moved me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Sammy Hagar, the lead vocalist of Van Halen who also played at the farewell concert for Osbourne, wrote on Instagram.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

"Black Sabbath really kind of started all this, the metal era," former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar told BBC News backstage.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025

Yet these days, Hagar says, “I seem to get along better with guys in the country world than with most rock stars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Prosperous, conventional, more like the things and people Hagar seemed to admire.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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