Abraham
English
Etymology
From Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”). Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם (aˈḇrām, “Abram”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (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.][1]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 17:5:
- 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.
- 1980, Werner Keller, The Bible as History (tr. by William Neil), chapter 7, 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 17:5:
- A male given name from Hebrew. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (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."
- 1961, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Dell (1975), page 28:
- A patronymic surname transferred from the given name [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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Noun
Abraham (plural Abrahams)
- (archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ^ 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
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham
- Abraham (Biblical character)
Cebuano
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.
- (biblical) Abraham
Czech
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Proper noun
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- Abraham (a prophet in the Old Testament)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham.
Declension
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Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham m
- Abraham (Biblical character, presented as ancestral to many western Semitic peoples)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham.
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Ewe
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abraham
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
Quotations
- Eʋe Biblia (Bible Society of Ghana) — Eyata womagayɔ wò bena Abram akpɔ o, ke boŋ Abraham anye wò ŋkɔ. Mose I 17:5
French
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Proper noun
Abraham m
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Abraham m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abrahams)
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈaː.bra.haːm/, [ˈäːbrä(ɦ)äːm]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bra.am/, [ˈäːbräːm]
Proper noun
Ābrahām m (variously declined, genitive Ābrahām or Ābrahae); indeclinable, first declension
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5
- nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.
- Vulgate Liber Genesis 17:5
Declension
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Ābrahām | Ābrahae |
Genitive | Ābrahām Ābrahae |
Ābrahārum |
Dative | Ābrahām Ābrahae |
Ābrahīs |
Accusative | Ābrahām | Ābrahās |
Ablative | Ābrahām Ābrahā |
Ābrahīs |
Vocative | 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.
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian Abramo, from Latin Abraham, 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”).
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Abraham m
Old English
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Abraham ?
Polish
Etymology
From Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām, “Abraham”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- Abraham (Biblical figure)
- (rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abraham | Abrahamowie/Abrahamy (deprecative) |
genitive | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
dative | Abrahamowi | Abrahamom |
accusative | Abrahama | Abrahamów |
instrumental | Abrahamem | Abrahamami |
locative | Abrahamie | Abrahamach |
vocative | Abrahamie | Abrahamowie |
Further reading
Scots
Proper noun
Abraham
Spanish
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Proper noun
Abraham m
- Abraham (Biblical character)
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., 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.
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 17:5:
- (rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
Swedish
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Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham.
- Abraham (Biblical figure)
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