Abraham

See also: Abrahám, Ábrahám, Abrahàm, Ábraham, and abraham

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Abraham

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Ibrahim (surah)

Wikipedia

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."^[1] Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
(poetic) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/ (compare Abram)
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham (plural Abrahams)

(Abrahamism) 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. [first attested prior to 1150]^[2]
Synonyms: Abram, Ibrahim
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 17:5, column 2:
  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.
- 1980, Werner Keller, chapter 7, in William Neil, transl., The Bible as History, 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.
A male given name from Hebrew. [first attested prior to 1150]^[2]
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell, published 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."
A surname originating as a patronymic. [first attested prior to 1150]^[2]
- 2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica‎^[1]:
  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.
The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Derived terms

Related terms

(pet forms): Abe, Abey, Abie
(male given names): Abram, Bram, Avram
(surnames): Abrahams

Translations

prophet in the Old Testament

Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم (ar) m (ʔibrāhīm)
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܐܒܪܗܡ, ܐܒܖܗܡ (archaic)
Armenian: Աբրահամ (Abraham)
Old Armenian: Աբրահամ (Abraham)
Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (bn) (ibrahim)
Bourguignon: Aibraihaim
Breton: Abraham (br)
Catalan: Abraham (ca) m
Cherokee: ᎡᏆᎭᎻ (equahami)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (aa³ baak³ laai¹ hon²)

Hakka: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (Â-pak-lâ-hón)

Hokkien: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (A-pek-la-hán)

Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (zh) (Yàbólāhǎn) (Protestant), 易卜拉欣 (zh) (Yìbǔlāxīn) (Islam)
Coptic: ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ (abraham), ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ (abraam)
Czech: Abrahám (cs) m
Danish: Abraham
Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް (ibrāhīm̊)
Dutch: Abraham (nl)
Esperanto: Abrahamo
Ewe: Abraham m
Farefare: Abraham
Finnish: Abraham (fi), Aabraham (fi)
Franco-Provençal: Abran
French: Abraham (fr)
Old French: Abraam, Abreham, Abrehan
Frisian:
West Frisian: Abram
Gallo: Abraham
Ge'ez: አብርሃም (ʾäbrəham)
German: Abraham (de)
Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼 (abraham)
Greek: Αβραάμ (el) m (Avraám)
Ancient Greek: Ἀβραάμ m (Abraám)
Hausa: Ibrahim
Hawaiian: ʻAberahama
Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (he) m (avrahám)
Hindi: अब्राहम m (abrāham), इब्राहीम (hi) m (ibrāhīm) (Islam), इबाराहीम (hi) m (ibārāhīm)
Hungarian: Ábrahám (hu)
Icelandic: Abraham (is) m
Indonesian: Abraham
Interlingua: Abraham
Irish: Abrahám m
Old Irish: Abracham
Italian: Abramo (it) m
Japanese: アブラハム (ja) (Aburahamu), イブラヒム (Iburahimu) (Islam)
Kazakh: Ыбырайым (Ybyraiym)
Korean: 아브라함 (Abeuraham), 이브라힘 (Ibeurahim) (Islam)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ئیبراھیم (ckb) (îbrahîm)

Northern Kurdish: Îbrahîm (ku)
Latin: Ābrahām
Lisu: ꓮ-ꓐ-ꓡ-ꓦ (ɑ-bɑ-lɑ-h̃ɑ)
Macedonian: Аврам (mk) m (Avram), Авраам m (Avraam)
Malay: Ibrahim (used by Muslims), Abraham (used by Christians)
Maltese: Abramm m
Manchu: ᠠᠪᡵᠠᡤᠠᠮ (abragam)
Māori: Aperahama
Marathi: अब्राहम (abrāham)
Navajo: Éíbraham
Norman: Abréhan
Norwegian: Abraham (no)
Old Church Slavonic: Авраамль (Avraamlĭ), Авраамъ (Avraamŭ)
Paiwan: Aberaham
Pashto: ابراهيم (ps) m (ebrāhím)
Persian: ابراهیم (fa) (ebrâhim), پرهام (fa) (parhâm)
Polish: Abraham (pl) m
Portuguese: Abraão (pt)
Punjabi: ਅਬਰਾਹਮ (pa) m (abarāham)
Rohingya: Ibrahím
Romagnol: Abrâm m
Romanian: Avraam m
Russian: Авраа́м (ru) m (Avraám), Ибраги́м (ru) m (Ibragím) (Islam), Ибрахи́м (ru) m (Ibraxím) (Islam)
Scottish Gaelic: Abrahàm m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Аврам m, Ибрахим m

Latin: Avram m, Ibrahim m
Sindhi: ابراھيم (ābrāhem)
Slovak: Abrahám
Somali: Ibraahiim
Spanish: Abraham (es), Abrahán (es)
Swahili: Abrahamu, Ibrahimu
Swedish: Abraham (sv)
Tajik: Иброҳим (tg) (Ibrohim)
Tatar: Ибраһим (İbrahim)
Thai: อับราฮัม (àp-raa-ham)
Turkish: İbrahim (tr),
Urdu: ابراہیم (ur) m (ibrāhīm)
Uyghur: ئىبراھىم (ibrahim)
Uzbek: Ibrohim
Walloon: Abråm (wa) m, Abraham (wa) m
Yiddish: אַבֿרהם m (Avrohem)
Yoruba: Ábúráhámù

male given name

Abkhaz: Ебырҳам (Ebərḥam)
Albanian: Ibrahim
Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم (ar) m (ʔibrāhīm), أَبْرَاهَام m (ʔabrāhām)
Armenian: Աբրահամ (Abraham)
Basque: Abarran
Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (bn) (ibrahim)
Breton: Abran m
Bulgarian: Авра́м m (Avrám), Авраа́м m (Avraám), Ибрахи́м m (Ibrahím)
Burmese: အာဗြဟံသည် (abra.hamsany), အီဘရာဟင် (ibha.rahang)
Catalan: Abraham (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (zh) (Yàbólāhǎn)
Czech: Abraham m
Danish: Abraham
Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް (ibrāhīm̊)
Dutch: Abraham (nl)
Edo: Braima
Esperanto: Abraham (eo)
Estonian: Aabraham (et)
Ewe: Abraham m
Faroese: Ápran
Finnish: Aapo (fi)
Franco-Provençal: Abran
French: Abraham (fr)
Galician: Abraham (gl), Abrahán (gl)
Greek: Αβραάμ (el) m (Avraám)
Hausa: Ibrahim
Hawaiian: ʻApelahama
Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (he) m (avrahám), איברהים (ibrahim)
Hindi: अब्राहम m (abrāham), इब्राहिम m (ibrāhim), इब्राहीम (hi) m (ibrāhīm)
Hungarian: Ábrahám (hu)
Icelandic: Abraham (is) m
Indonesian: Abraham, Ibrahim
Interlingua: Abraham
Italian: Abramo (it) m
Japanese: エイブラハム (Eiburahamu), アブラハム (ja) m (Aburahamu), イブラヒム (Iburahimu)
Kannada: ಅಬ್ರಹಾಂ (abrahāṃ), ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ (ibrāhiṃ)
Kazakh: Ибрахим (İbraxim), Ыбырайым (Ybyraiym), Ибраһим (İbrahim)
Latin: Ābrahām
Lisu: ꓮ-ꓐ-ꓡ-ꓦ (ɑ-bɑ-lɑ-h̃ɑ)
Macedonian: Аврам (mk) m (Avram), Авраам m (Avraam), Ибрахим m (Ibrahim)
Malay: Ibrahim
Malayalam: അബ്രാഹാം (abrāhāṁ), ഇബ്രാഹിം (ibrāhiṁ)
Mandingo:
Mandinka: Ebrima
Māori: Aperahama
Marathi: अब्राहम (abrāham), इब्राहिम (ibrāhim)
Nepali: अब्राहाम (abrāhām), इब्राहिम (ibrāhim)
Norwegian: Abraham (no)
Persian: ابراهیم (fa) (ebrâhim)
Polish: Abraham (pl) m
Portuguese: Abraão (pt)
Punjabi: ਅਬਰਾਹਾਮ (abarāhām), ਇਬਰਾਹਿਮ (ibarāhim)
Russian: Авраа́м (ru) m (Avraám), Абра́м (ru) m (Abrám), Э́йбрахам m (Éjbraxam), Ибраги́м (ru) m (Ibragím)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Аврам m, Ибрахим m

Latin: Avram m, Ibrahim m
Sinhalese: ආබ්රහම් (ābraham), ඊබ්රාහිම් (ībrāhim)
Somali: Ibraahiim
Spanish: Abraham (es), Abrahán (es)
Swahili: Abrahamu
Swedish: Abraham (sv)
Tamil: ஆபிரகாம் (ta) (āpirakām), இப்ராஹிம் (iprāhim)
Tatar: Ибраһим (İbrahim)
Telugu: అబ్రహం (abrahaṁ), ఇబ్రహీం (ibrahīṁ)
Thai: อับราฮัม (àp-raa-ham), อิบราฮิม
Turkish: İbrahim (tr)
Urdu: ابراہیم (ur) (ibrahim)
Wolof: Ibrahima
Yiddish: אַבֿרהם (avrom)

surname

Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم (ar) m (ʔibrāhīm)
Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (bn) (ibrahim)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 亞伯拉罕 / 亚伯拉罕 (zh) (Yàbólāhǎn)
Danish: Abraham
Esperanto: Abraham (eo)
French: Abraham (fr)
Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (he) (avrahám)
Hindi: अब्राहम (abrāham), इब्राहीम (hi) m (ibrāhīm)
Icelandic: Abraham (is) m
Indonesian: Ibrahim
Interlingua: Abraham
Italian: Abramo (it) m
Marathi: अब्राहम (abrāham)
Persian: ابراهیم (fa) (ebrâhim)
Portuguese: Abraão (pt)
Russian: Ибрагимов (ru) m (Ibragimov), Ибрагимова f (Ibragimova), Ибрагимовы pl (Ibragimovy)
Swedish: Abraham (sv)

14th sura of the Qur'an

Arabic: إِبْرَاهِيم (ar) m (ʔibrāhīm)
Bengali: ইব্রাহীম (bn) (ibrahim)
Bulgarian: Ибрахи́м m (Ibrahím)
Kazakh: Ибраһим (İbrahim)
Portuguese: Ibraim (pt) m, Abraão (pt) m
Russian: Ибраги́м (ru) m (Ibragím)
Tamil: இப்ராஹீம் (ta) (iprāhīm)
Tatar: Ибраһим (İbrahim)
Uyghur: ئىبراھىم (ibrahim)

Noun

Abraham (plural Abrahams)

(archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.^[3]^[4]
Synonym: slopshop

References

^ Thompson, Thomas L. (2016) [1974]. The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives: The Quest for the Historical Abraham. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. →ISBN. pp. 23-24.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abraham”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
^ Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “Abraham”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 7.
^ John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “Abraham”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 9.

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βɾəˈam]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bɾəˈam]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.bɾaˈam]

Proper noun

Abraham m

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Derived terms

abrahàmic

Cebuano

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Etymology

From English Abraham and Spanish Abraham, from Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám, “Abraham”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham

a male given name from English or Spanish
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Czech

Alternative forms

Abrahám

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈabraɦam]

Proper noun

Abraham m anim

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Declension

Declension of Abraham (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Abraham	Abrahamové
genitive	Abrahama	Abrahamů
dative	Abrahamovi, Abrahamu	Abrahamům
accusative	Abrahama	Abrahamy
vocative	Abrahame	Abrahamové
locative	Abrahamovi, Abrahamu	Abrahamech
instrumental	Abrahamem	Abrahamy

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.braːˌɦɑm/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Abra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham m

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Derived terms

weten waar Abraham de mosterd haalt

Related terms

Ewe

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (Avrahám).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /á.blà.hàm/, [á.bɾ̃à.ʁàm ~ á.bɾ̃à.ʕàm ~ á.bɾ̃à.ɦàm], [á.bɾà.ʁàm ~ á.bɾà.ʕàm ~ á.bɾà.ɦàm]
Audio: (file)

Proper noun

Ábràhàm

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
- 2016 [1913], Biblia alo Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe La Le Eʋegbe Me [The Bible or the Holy Scriptures in Ewe], Bible Society of Ghana, Mose I 17:5:
  Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ.
  No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham.

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

(Old Neuchâtelois) Habram, Abram, Abrahan, Abraham; (Old Vaudois) Albraam; (Old Fribourgeois) Abraham; (Old Valaisan) Abraam

(Old Neuchâtelois)
- Habram, Abram, Abrahan, Abraham
(Old Vaudois)
- Albraam
(Old Fribourgeois)
- Abraham
(Old Valaisan)
- Abraam

Etymology

Compare French Abraham.

Proper noun

Abraham m (ORB)

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

References

Gauchet, Louis & Jeanjaquet, Jules & Tappolet, Ernest (1924‒33), “Abraham”, in Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande, Neuchâtel: Attinger.
ORB 4.9.18

French

Etymology

From Latin Ābrahām.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bʁa.am/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Audio (France): (file)

Proper noun

Abraham m

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
IPA^(key): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Proper noun

Abraham m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abrahams)

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

Related terms

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

Abraham

Wikipedia ^is

Proper noun

Abraham m (proper noun, genitive singular Abrahams)

a male given name

Declension

Declension of *Abraham* (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative	Abraham
accusative	Abraham
dative	Abraham
genitive	Abrahams

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “Abraham”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “Abraham”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Abraham

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם. Doublet of Ibrahim.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈbraham/ [aˈbra.ham]
Rhymes: -aham
Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

Lashi

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.

Pronunciation

(Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [ʔæp̚˧˧.ɹa˧˧.hæm˧˧]
Hyphenation: Ab‧ra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham

Abraham (biblical character)
- 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 21:24 [Genesis 21:24]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎^[2], page 30:
  Abraham gi «Ngoo dangsooˮ byid:» ga꞉ tid kaid.
  Abraham said: «I swear».

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor.

Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor.

Latin Ābrahām

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)..

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.bra.(ɦ)ãː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.bra.am]

Proper noun

Ābrahām m (genitive Ābrahām or Ābrahae); indeclinable, variously declined, first declension

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Genesis 17:5:
  nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām).

	singular	plural
nominative	Ābrahām	Ābrahām Ābrahae
genitive	Ābrahām Ābrahae	Ābrahām Ābrahārum
dative	Ābrahām Ābrahae	Ābrahām Ābrahīs
accusative	Ābrahām	Ābrahām Ābrahās
ablative	Ābrahām Ābrahā	Ābrahām Ābrahīs
vocative	Ābrahām	Ābrahām Ābrahae

References

“Abraham”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Abraham”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a.bra.ham]
Rhymes: -ham, -am
Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham (Jawi spelling ابراهام)

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
Synonym: Ibrahim (Islam)

Maltese

Alternative forms

Abram, Bramu

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abˈraːm/
Rhymes: -aːm

Proper noun

Abraham m

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English Abraham.

Proper noun

Abraham

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[3], published c. 1410, Matheu 1:1–2, folio 1, recto, column 2, lines 1–5; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
  The book of þe generacıoū of ıhū crıſt .· þe ſone of dauıd þe ſone of abꝛaham / abꝛaham bıgat yſaac / yſaac bıgat ıacob / ıacob bıgat ıudas ⁊ hıſe bꝛıþ̇en /
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

Descendants

English: Abraham
Scots: Abraham, Aubrahaum, Aubrahawm, Awbrahawm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Abraham

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²aːbra(h)am/

Proper noun

Abraham m (definite Abrahamen)

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
a male given name

Old English

Alternative forms

Habraham

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ābrahām.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑːb.rɑˌxɑːm/, [ˈɑːb.rɑˌhɑːm]

Proper noun

Ābrahām m

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ābrahām	—
accusative	Ābrahām	—
genitive	Ābrahāmes	—
dative	Ābrahāme	—

Descendants

Middle English: Abraham
- English: Abraham
- Scots: Abraham, Aubrahaum, Aubrahawm, Awbrahawm

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Abraham

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām. Doublet of Abram.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbra.xam/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -axam
Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham m pers (related adjective Abrahamowy or Abrahamowski)

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
Synonym: Abram
(countable, rare) a male given name from Late Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Abraham
(countable) a male surname from Late Latin

Declension

Declension of Abraham

	singular	plural
nominative	Abraham	Abrahamowie
genitive	Abrahama	Abrahamów
dative	Abrahamowi	Abrahamom
accusative	Abrahama	Abrahamów
instrumental	Abrahamem	Abrahamami
locative	Abrahamie	Abrahamach
vocative	Abrahamie	Abrahamowie

Proper noun

Abraham f (indeclinable)

(countable) a female surname from Late Latin

Derived terms

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Scots

Alternative forms

Aubrahaum, Aubrahawm, Awbrahawm

Etymology

From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.brə.hɑm/

Proper noun

Abraham

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

References

“Abraham”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Abrahán

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abɾaˈam/ [a.β̞ɾaˈãm]
Rhymes: -am
Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abraham m

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), 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.
  Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
  (KJV)
a male given name of rare usage, equivalent to English Abraham

Swedish

Proper noun

Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Abraham with the silent /h/ pronounced, ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Doublet of Ibrahim.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabɾaˈham/ [ʔɐ.bɾɐˈham]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -am
Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun

Abrahám (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜑᜋ᜔)

(biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham

Walloon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bʀa.ˈham/

Proper noun

Abraham

alternative form of Abråm

[1] Thompson, Thomas L. (2016) [1974]. The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives: The Quest for the Historical Abraham. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. →ISBN. pp. 23-24.

[SOED-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abraham”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.

[3] Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “Abraham”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 7.

[4] John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “Abraham”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 9.

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