Abraham

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

English[edit]

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Abraham Sends Hagar and Ishmael Away (Gen. 21:1-14)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). 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[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
  • (poetic) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham (plural Abrahams)

  1. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) 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.][1]
    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.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
    • 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."
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
  4. The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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Noun[edit]

Abraham (plural Abrahams)

  1. (archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.[2][3]
    Synonym: slopshop

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
  2. ^ Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “Abraham”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volumes I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 7.
  3. ^ 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Abraham m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
  2. (biblical) Abraham

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Cebuano[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham

  1. a male given name from English or Spanish
  2. (biblical) Abraham

Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m anim

  1. (biblical) Abraham (a prophet in the Old Testament)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

Declension[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Abraham in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Abrahám in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m

  1. Abraham (Biblical character, presented as ancestral to many western Semitic peoples)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

Derived terms[edit]

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Ewe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham

  1. (biblical) Abraham
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham

Quotations[edit]

  • Eʋe Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Ābrahām.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m

  1. (biblical) Abraham
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abrahams)

  1. (biblical) Abraham
  2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

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Icelandic[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m

  1. a male given name

Declension[edit]

declension of Abraham
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Abraham
accusative Abraham
dative Abraham
genitive Abrahams

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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

  1. (biblical) Abraham

Declension[edit]

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

Case Singular
Nominative Ābrahām
Genitive Ābrahām
Ābrahae
Dative Ābrahām
Ābrahae
Accusative Ābrahām
Ablative Ābrahām
Ābrahā
Vocative Ābrahām

References[edit]

  • “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.

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m

  1. (chiefly biblical) Abraham (male personal name)

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English Abraham.

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham

  1. Abraham (prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham

Descendants[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m (definite Abrahamen)

  1. (biblical) Abraham
  2. a male given name

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Ābrahām.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Ābrahām m

  1. Abraham

Declension[edit]

Declension of Abraham (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative Ābrahām —
accusative Ābrahām —
genitive Ābrahāmes —
dative Ābrahāme —

Descendants[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Abraham

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām. Doublet of Abram.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /abˈra.xam/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -axam
  • Syllabification: Ab‧ra‧ham

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m pers (related adjective Abrahamowy or Abrahamowski)

  1. (uncountable, biblical, Qur'an‎) Abraham (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)
    Synonym: Abram
  2. (countable, rare) a male given name from Late Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Abraham
  3. (countable) a male surname from Late Latin

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Abraham f (indeclinable)

  1. (countable) a female surname from Late Latin

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns
surnames

Further reading[edit]

  • Abraham in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Abraham in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “Abraham”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[2], volume 1, page 3
  • “Abraham”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham

  1. (biblical) Abraham

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈbɾam/ [aˈβ̞ɾãm]
  • IPA(key): /abɾaˈam/ [a.β̞ɾaˈãm]
  • Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham m

  1. (biblical) 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)
  2. a male given name of rare usage, equivalent to English Abraham

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
  2. (biblical) Abraham

Walloon[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Abraham

  1. Alternative form of Abråm
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