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Abraham en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/ (US)
- /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/ (poetic)
- (US) audio
- /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/ (US)
- /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor.
Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor.
Latin Ābrahāmbor.
Old English Abraham
Middle English Abraham
English Abraham
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim, Avraham, Abramo, and Abrahan.
Meanings
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(British, London, archaic, slang) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.
Forms
Synonyms
slopshop
wikipedia: Book of Genesis#Patriarchal age (chapters 12–50) · wikipedia: Ishmael · wikipedia: Hagar
Abraham en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/ (US)
- /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/ (poetic)
- (US) audio
- /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/ (US)
- /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor.
Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor.
Latin Ābrahāmbor.
Old English Abraham
Middle English Abraham
English Abraham
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim, Avraham, Abramo, and Abrahan.
Meanings
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A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar.
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.
1980, Werner Keller, chapter 7, in William Neil, transl., The Bible as History, page 93:Neither ſhall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name ſhall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 17:5, column 2:
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A male given name from Hebrew.
Abraham Lincoln was clinically depressed. Some say he was gay. He guest-starred on a “Star Trek” episode and became a vampire slayer.
2021 March 14, John Blake, “Did Black lives matter to Abraham Lincoln? It’s complicated”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2022:"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, published 1975, page 28:
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
Farmer also happened to be just the kind of expert that Franck and his co-author Daniel Abraham needed to bring their novels to the screen.
2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz, Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2021:
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The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Forms
Deriveds
Abrahamson · Abraham man · Abrahamical · Abrahamist · Abrahamite · Abrahamize · Abraham's willing · Abraham's balsam · Gaybraham · Abrahamism · Abrahamic · Plains of Abraham
Descendants
Abraham
Relateds
Abram (male given names) · Abey (pet forms) · Avram (male given names) · Bram (male given names) · Abie (pet forms) · Abrahams · Abe (pet forms)
Synonyms
Abram · Ibrahim
Translations (242)
is Abraham (male given name) · ms Ibrahim (male given name) · ru Э́йбрахам (male given name) · mk Аврам (prophet in the Old Testament) · ar إِبْرَاهِيم (male given name) · my အီဘရာဟင် (male given name) · ia Abraham (male given name) · bn ইব্রাহীম (male given name) · sd ابراھيم (prophet in the Old Testament) · cmn 易卜拉欣 (prophet in the Old Testament) · cmn 亞伯拉罕 /亚伯拉罕 (surname) · nan-hbl 亞伯拉罕 /亚伯拉罕 (prophet in the Old Testament) · kn ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ (male given name) · hi इब्राहीम (prophet in the Old Testament) · mr अब्राहम (male given name) · sq Ibrahim (male given name) · tt Ибраһим (male given name) · fa ابراهیم (prophet in the Old Testament) · pa ਅਬਰਾਹਾਮ (male given name) · mr अब्राहम (prophet in the Old Testament) · ru Ибрагимов (surname) · th อับราฮัม (male given name) · sw Abrahamu (male given name) · ru Авраа́м (prophet in the Old Testament) · th อิบราฮิม (male given name) · is Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · yi אַבֿרהם (prophet in the Old Testament) · kk Ыбырайым (prophet in the Old Testament) · mnk Ebrima (male given name) · ja エイブラハム (male given name) · ne अब्राहाम (male given name) · roa-gal Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · lis ꓮ-ꓐ-ꓡ-ꓦ (male given name) · gd Abrahàm (prophet in the Old Testament) · cmn 亞伯拉罕 /亚伯拉罕 (male given name) · bn ইব্রাহীম (prophet in the Old Testament) · bg Ибрахи́м (male given name) · bn ইব্রাহীম (14th sura of the Qur'an) · ta இப்ராஹீம் (14th sura of the Qur'an) · sk Abrahám (prophet in the Old Testament) · sh Ибрахим (prophet in the Old Testament) · kmr Îbrahîm (prophet in the Old Testament) · ru Ибраги́м (male given name) · ru Ибрагимова (surname) · mi Aperahama (male given name) · ug ئىبراھىم (prophet in the Old Testament) · ne इब्राहिम (male given name) · el Αβραάμ (male given name) · cop ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ (prophet in the Old Testament) · pa ਇਬਰਾਹਿਮ (male given name) · ja イブラヒム (male given name) · ar إِبْرَاهِيم (surname) · pt Ibraim (14th sura of the Qur'an) · sv Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · tr İbrahim (prophet in the Old Testament) · bg Авраа́м (male given name) · mt Abramm (prophet in the Old Testament) · ja イブラヒム (prophet in the Old Testament) · ta இப்ராஹிம் (male given name) · syc ܐܒܪܗܡ (prophet in the Old Testament) · dv އިބްރާހީމް (male given name) · rhg Ibrahím (prophet in the Old Testament) · da Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · da Abraham (male given name) · he אַבְרָהָם (male given name) · pl Abraham (male given name) · ta இப்ராஹிம் (prophet in the Old Testament) · fa پرهام (prophet in the Old Testament) · grc Ἀβραάμ (male given name) · kk Ибрахим (male given name) · sw Abrahamu (prophet in the Old Testament) · ar إِبْرَاهِيم (prophet in the Old Testament) · cs Abraham (male given name) · br Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · grc Ἀβραάμ (prophet in the Old Testament) · ms Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · mk Авраам (prophet in the Old Testament) · onw ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ (male given name) · ro Avraam (prophet in the Old Testament) · bn ইব্রাহীম (surname) · br Abran (male given name) · cs Abrahám (prophet in the Old Testament) · da Abraham (surname) · ab Ебырҳам (male given name) · ur ابراہیم (prophet in the Old Testament) · ru Ибраги́м (prophet in the Old Testament) · ha Ibrahim (prophet in the Old Testament) · id Abraham (male given name) · cu Авраамль (prophet in the Old Testament) · ko 아브라함 (prophet in the Old Testament) · ru Ибрахи́м (prophet in the Old Testament) · yue 亞伯拉罕 /亚伯拉罕 (prophet in the Old Testament) · eo Abrahamo (prophet in the Old Testament) · ia Abraham (surname) · la Ābrahām (male given name) · so Ibraahiim (male given name) · es Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · tt Ибраһим (14th sura of the Qur'an) · fro Abrehan (prophet in the Old Testament) · dv އިބްރާހީމް (prophet in the Old Testament) · mk Аврам (male given name) · ml ഇബ്രാഹിം (male given name) · wa Abråm (prophet in the Old Testament) · hi इब्राहीम (14th sura of the Qur'an) · so Ibraahiim (prophet in the Old Testament) · sh Ибрахим (male given name) · gl Abrahán (male given name) · fi Aabraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · nl Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · kn ಅಬ್ರಹಾಂ (male given name) · si ආබ්රහම් (male given name) · te ఇబ్రహీం (male given name) · es Abraham (male given name) · sv Abraham (surname) · ha Ibrahim (male given name) · roa-brg Aibraihaim (prophet in the Old Testament) · wa Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · yi אַבֿרהם (male given name) · sga Abracham (prophet in the Old Testament) · eo Abraham (surname) · sh Аврам (male given name) · pt Abraão (14th sura of the Qur'an) · ee Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · la Ābrahām (prophet in the Old Testament) · nl Abraham (male given name) · ca Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · si ඊබ්රාහිම් (male given name) · it Abramo (male given name) · de Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · bg Ибрахи́м (14th sura of the Qur'an) · ko 이브라힘 (prophet in the Old Testament) · ta ஆபிரகாம் (male given name) · ur ابراہیم (male given name) · kk Ыбырайым (male given name) · frp Abran (prophet in the Old Testament) · frp Abran (male given name) · lis ꓮ-ꓐ-ꓡ-ꓦ (prophet in the Old Testament) · he אַבְרָהָם (surname) · yo Ábúráhámù (prophet in the Old Testament) · hi अब्राहम (surname) · ru Ибраги́м (14th sura of the Qur'an) · wo Ibrahima (male given name) · hu Ábrahám (male given name) · fro Abreham (prophet in the Old Testament) · ca Abraham (male given name) · ru Ибрагимовы (surname) · bin Braima (male given name) · ja アブラハム (prophet in the Old Testament) · rgn Abrâm (prophet in the Old Testament) · pwn Aberaham (prophet in the Old Testament) · ml അബ്രാഹാം (male given name) · mi Aperahama (prophet in the Old Testament) · nv Éíbraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · fr Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · mk Авраам (male given name) · grc Ἀβραάμιος (male given name) · sh Ibrahim (male given name) · sh Аврам (prophet in the Old Testament) · hi इब्राहीम (male given name) · fo Ápran (male given name) · ga Abrahám (prophet in the Old Testament) · sw Ibrahimu (prophet in the Old Testament) · cu Авраамъ (prophet in the Old Testament) · he איברהים (male given name) · ee Abraham (male given name) · pt Abraão (male given name) · mk Ибрахим (male given name) · fro Abraam (prophet in the Old Testament) · hak 亞伯拉罕 /亚伯拉罕 (prophet in the Old Testament) · hi अब्राहम (male given name) · kk Ибраһим (14th sura of the Qur'an) · haw ʻApelahama (male given name) · pl Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · sv Abraham (male given name) · ta ஆபிரகாம் (prophet in the Old Testament) · ps ابراهيم (prophet in the Old Testament) · ar إِبْرَاهِيم (14th sura of the Qur'an) · nrf Abréhan (prophet in the Old Testament) · cmn 亞伯拉罕 /亚伯拉罕 (prophet in the Old Testament) · hy Աբրահամ (male given name) · et Aabraham (male given name) · ug ئىبراھىم (14th sura of the Qur'an) · sh Avram (male given name) · bg Авра́м (male given name) · gez አብርሃም (prophet in the Old Testament) · mr अब्राहम (surname) · pt Abraão (prophet in the Old Testament) · chr ᎡᏆᎭᎻ (prophet in the Old Testament) · hy Աբրահամ (prophet in the Old Testament) · uz Ibrohim (prophet in the Old Testament) · th อับราฮัม (prophet in the Old Testament) · onw ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ (male given name) · syc ܐܒܖܗܡ (prophet in the Old Testament) · fa ابراهیم (surname) · cop ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ (prophet in the Old Testament) · ia Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · fa ابراهیم (male given name) · id Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · gl Abraham (male given name) · ru Авраа́м (male given name) · ru Абра́м (male given name) · id Ibrahim (surname) · mr इब्राहिम (male given name) · tt Ибраһим (prophet in the Old Testament) · hu Ábrahám (prophet in the Old Testament) · my အာဗြဟံသည် (male given name) · es Abrahán (male given name) · pt Abraão (surname) · no Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · fi Aapo (male given name) · ja アブラハム (male given name) · it Abramo (prophet in the Old Testament) · tr İbrahim (male given name) · es Abrahán (prophet in the Old Testament) · kk Ибраһим (male given name) · sh Ibrahim (prophet in the Old Testament) · eu Abarran (male given name) · hi इब्राहीम (surname) · eo Abraham (male given name) · fr Abraham (male given name) · he אַבְרָהָם (prophet in the Old Testament) · fy Abram (prophet in the Old Testament) · id Ibrahim (male given name) · it Abramo (surname) · onw ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ (male given name) · sh Avram (prophet in the Old Testament) · fr Abraham (surname) · ms Ibrahim (prophet in the Old Testament) · xcl Աբրահամ (prophet in the Old Testament) · is Abraham (surname) · te అబ్రహం (male given name) · el Αβραάμ (prophet in the Old Testament) · no Abraham (male given name) · pa ਅਬਰਾਹਮ (prophet in the Old Testament) · mnc ᠠᠪᡵᠠᡤᠠᠮ (prophet in the Old Testament) · ckb ئیبراھیم (prophet in the Old Testament) · ar أَبْرَاهَام (male given name) · haw ʻAberahama (prophet in the Old Testament) · got 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼 (prophet in the Old Testament) · gur Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · fi Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament) · tg Иброҳим (prophet in the Old Testament)
wikipedia: Book of Genesis#Patriarchal age (chapters 12–50) · wikipedia: Ishmael · wikidata: Q9181 · wikipedia: Hagar