Abraham Definition
(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.]
A patronymic surname.. [First attested prior to 1150.]
Other Word Forms of Abraham
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Abraham
- in Abraham's bosom
Origin of Abraham
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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Hebrew ’abrāhām the (divine) Father is exalted ’āb father ℵb in Semitic roots rām, rāhām exalted rwm in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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