Abraham

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See also Abrahám, Ábrahám, and Abrahàm

English

Etymology

From Late Latin Abraham < Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) < Template:He[[Category:Template:He derivations|Abraham]] אַבְרָהָם (ʾAḇrāhām). Glossed as אָב (av = 'father') + המון (hamon = 'multitude') "father of a multitude (of nations)" in Genesis; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם, 'exalted father' or '[my] father is exalted', from אָב (av = 'father') + רָם (ram = 'high', 'lofty').

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈeɪbrəhæm/, /ˈɑːbrəhæm/
• (US) IPA: /ˈeɪbrəhæm/, SAMPA: /"eIbr@h{m/

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Proper noun

Singular Abraham

Plural -

Abraham

1. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) A prophet in the Old Testament and Koran; the Semitic patriarch, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac (by his wife Sarah) and the Arab patriarch Ishmael (by his concubine Hagar).
2. Template:Given name.
3. Template:Surname

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 17:5

  Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but they name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

• 1980 — Werner Keller, The Bible as History (tr. by William Neil), ch.7, p 93

  As one would expect of caravan people around 1900 B.C., the caravan people depicted in the Khnum-hotpe grave had donkeys, whereas the Bible says that Abraham and his people, who according to the traditional interpretation are supposed to have lived at the same period, already possessed camels.

Synonyms

• (Semitic patriarch): Abram

Derived terms

• Abrahamic
• Gaybraham

Translations

prophet in the Old Testament

Arabic: إبراهيم‎ ar(ar) ('ibrahiim) m. Armenian: Աբրահամ hy(hy) (Abraham) Bosnian: Ibrahim bs(bs) m., Avram bs(bs) m. Catalan: Abraham Chinese: Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 cmn(cmn), 亚伯拉罕 cmn(cmn) (Yàbólāhǎn) Czech: Abrahám cs(cs) m. Danish: Abraham da(da) Dutch: Abraham nl(nl) Esperanto: Abraham eo(eo) Ewe: Abraham m. Finnish: Abraham fi(fi), Aabraham fi(fi) French: Abraham fr(fr) German: Abraham de(de) Greek: Αβραάμ el(el) (Avraám) m. Ancient Greek: Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) m. Hawaiian: [[ʻAberahama#Template:Haw|ʻAberahama]] Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם he(he) (Avraham) m. Hindi: अब्राहम hi(hi) (abrāham) m. Hungarian: Ábrahám hu(hu) Icelandic: Abraham is(is) m. Interlingua: Abraham Irish: Abrahám ga(ga) m.

Italian: Abramo it(it) m. Japanese: アブラハム ja(ja) (Aburahamu) Korean: 아브라함 ko(ko) (Abeuraham) Latin: Abraham la(la) Macedonian: Аврам mk(mk) (Ávram) m., Авраам mk(mk) (Ávram) m. Malay: Ibrahim ms(ms) Maltese: Abramm m. Marathi: अब्राहम (abrāham) Norwegian: Abraham no(no) Persian: ابراهیم fa(fa) (Ibrāhīm) Polish: Abraham pl(pl) m. Portuguese: Abraão pt(pt) Russian: Авраам ru(ru) (Avraám) m. Scottish Gaelic: Abrahàm gd(gd) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: Аврам m., Ибрахим m. Roman: Avram m., Ibrahim m. Slovak: Abrahám sk(sk) Spanish: Abraham es(es), Abrahán es(es) Swedish: Abraham sv(sv) Thai: อับราฮัม th(th) (àp-raa-ham) Turkish: İbrahim tr(tr) West Frisian: Abram

male given name

Arabic: إبراهيم‎ ar(ar) ('ibrahiim) m. Armenian: Աբրահամ hy(hy) (Abraham) Basque: Abarran Bosnian: Ibrahim bs(bs) m., Avram bs(bs) m. Catalan: Abraham Chinese: Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 cmn(cmn), 亚伯拉罕 cmn(cmn) (Yàbólāhǎn) Czech: Abraham cs(cs) m. Danish: Abraham da(da) Dutch: Abraham nl(nl) Esperanto: Abraham eo(eo) Estonian: Aabraham et(et) Ewe: Abraham m. Faroese: Ápran Finnish: Aapo fi(fi) French: Abraham fr(fr) Greek: Αβραάμ el(el) (Avraám) m. Hawaiian: [[ʻApelahama#Template:Haw|ʻApelahama]] Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם he(he) (Avraham) m. Hindi: अब्राहम hi(hi) (abrāham) m.

Hungarian: Ábrahám hu(hu) Icelandic: Abraham is(is) m. Indonesian: Ibrahim id(id) Interlingua: Abraham Italian: Abramo it(it) m. Japanese: エイブラハム ja(ja) (Eiburahamu) Latin: Abraham la(la) Macedonian: Аврам mk(mk) (Ávram) m., Авраам mk(mk) (Ávraam) m. Malay: Ibrahim ms(ms) Marathi: अब्राहम (abrāham) Norwegian: Abraham no(no) Persian: ابراهیم fa(fa) (Ibrāhīm) Portuguese: Abraão pt(pt) Russian: Авраам ru(ru) (Avraám) m., Абрам ru(ru) (Abrám) m., Эйбрахам ru(ru) (Éjbraxam) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: Аврам m., Ибрахим m. Roman: Avram m., Ibrahim m. Spanish: Abraham es(es), Abrahán es(es) Swedish: Abraham sv(sv) Turkish: İbrahim tr(tr)

surname

Danish: Abraham da(da) Esperanto: Abraham eo(eo) French: Abraham fr(fr) Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (Avraham) Hindi: अब्राहम (abrāham) Icelandic: Abraham is(is) m.

Interlingua: Abraham Italian: Abramo it(it) m. Marathi: अब्राहम (abrāham) Portuguese: Abraão pt(pt) Swedish: Abraham sv(sv)

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Catalan

Proper noun

Abraham

1. Template:Given name, the Catalan equivalent of Abraham.

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Dutch

Proper noun

Abraham

1. Template:Given name of biblical origin.

Related terms

• Ab, Ap, Appie, Bram, Brammetje, Brampie, Abram

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Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæbræhæm/

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Proper noun

Abraham

1. Abraham (Biblical character)
2. Template:Given name

Quotations

• Eʋe Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.bra.am/

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Proper noun

Abraham

1. The biblical character Abraham.
2. Template:Given name

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German

Proper noun

Abraham

1. Template:Biblical character Abraham
2. Template:Given name

Related terms

• Abe, Abi, Bram, Abbe, Abbo

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Latin

Proper noun

Abraham

1. Abraham (Biblical character)

Quotations

• Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5

  nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.

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Spanish

Alternative spellings

• Abrahán

Proper noun

Abraham

1. Abraham (Biblical character)

Quotations

• 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5

  Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes.

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