Abraham
English
Etymology
From Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraam), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám, “Abraham”). Glossed as אַב (av, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hamón, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם (avrám, “Abram”).
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈeɪ.brə.hæm/, /ˈɑː.brə.hæm/
- (US) IPA: /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/, X-SAMPA: /"eIbr@h{m/
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Proper noun
Abraham Sends Hagar and Ishmael Away (Gen. 21:1-14)
Abraham
- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch who preached monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac and the Arab patriarch Ishmael. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 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), chapter 7, page 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 17:5:
- A male given name. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- "Lincoln wasn't a Jew, was he?" he said. "I'm sure not," I said. - - - "The name Abraham is very suspicious, to say the least," said Goebbels. "I'm sure his parents didn't realize that it was a Jewish name," I said. "They must have just liked the sound of it. They were simple frontier people. If they'd known the name was Jewish, I'm sure they would have called him something more American, like George or Stanley or Fred."
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- A patronymic surname.. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
Synonyms
- (Semitic patriarch): Abram
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
prophet in the Old Testament
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male given name
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surname
References
- ↑ 1.01.11.2 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 7:
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- A male 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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Proper noun
Ābraham; m (indeclinable)
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5
- nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.
- Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5
Proper noun
Ābraham (genitive Ābrahae); m, first declension
- Abraham (Biblical character)
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ābraham | Ābrahae |
| genitive | Ābrahae | Ābrahārum |
| dative | Ābrahae | Ābrahīs |
| accusative | Ābraham | Ābrahās |
| ablative | Ābrahā | Ābrahīs |
| vocative | Ābraham | Ābrahae |
Spanish
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Abraham m
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- 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.
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5