Abram
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See also: abram
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām, “high father”), from אָב (ʾaḇ, “father”) + רָם (rām, “high, lofty”).
Proper noun[edit]
Abram
- (archaic) Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 12:5
- And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 12:5
- A male given name. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- A patronymic surname. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
Synonyms[edit]
- (Semitic patriarch): Abraham
Translations[edit]
Old Testament patriarch
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.
Proper noun[edit]
Abram
- A village near Manchester.
- A habitational surname.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Abram m
- Abram (Biblical character)
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 12:5:
- Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron parair á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 12:5:
