Abraham Definition

ābrə-hăm

noun

A masculine name: dim. Abe.

Webster's New World

The first patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews: Gen. 12-25

Webster's New World

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Synonyms:
ibrahim

pronoun

(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.]

Wiktionary

A male given name. [First attested prior to 1150.]

Wiktionary

A patronymic surname.. [First attested prior to 1150.]

Wiktionary

The 14th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Abraham

Noun

Singular:

Abraham

Plural:

abrahams

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Abraham

in Abraham's bosom

Origin of Abraham

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
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