אברהם

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See also: אַבֿרהם

Aramaic

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    אברהם (transliteration needed)

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

    Hebrew

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    Etymology

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      Either:

      • “Father of many”, from אַב (aḇ, father of) +‎ הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, multitude of) as glossed in Genesis 17:4–5;
      • “Father is exalted”, from אַב (aḇ) +‎ רם (rám, exalted, high) (whence also אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, Abram).).[1]

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      אַבְרָהָם (avrahámm

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

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      Yiddish

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      אברהם (avrohemm

      1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אַבֿרהם (avrohem).