ABRAHAM Definition & Meaning

Abraham

[ ey-bruh-ham, -huhm ]

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noun

the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael.
a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “father of many.”

Abraham

/ ˈeɪbrəˌhæm; -həm /

noun

Old Testament the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew people (Genesis 11–25)
Abraham's bosom
the place where the just repose after death (Luke 16:22)

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·��·�󲹳�·�� [ey-br, uh, -, ham, -ik], adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Abraham¹

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin, from Greek ��á��, from Hebrew ʾ��峾, traditionally translated as “father of many nations, father of multitudes,” equivalent to ʾ�� “father” + hamon “multitude,” or a variant of ʾ��ram “high father, exalted father,” equivalent to ʾ�� “father” + ram “high, exalted”

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Abraham Lincoln said, “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history” during the Civil War, and he was right.

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In the bedroom, charming wooden Kokeshi dolls from Japan take up two shelves not far from a series of photos of Abraham, 41, and Cecilia, 48, taken on their first date in 2006.

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I had conflict, not really with the family, but with Abraham.

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The sculpting of a more inclusive contemporary identity is, according to acclaimed designer David Abraham, a homecoming and "a reclamation of pride and value".

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A bold Aries woman like Selena seemed to confound Abraham, with his work ethic and headstrong personality.

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