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Abraham

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

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Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away (Genesis 21:1-14)

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    Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám)bor.
    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”). 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.

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    Abraham (plural Abrahams)

    2. (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][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.
    3. 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."
    4. A surname originating as a patronymic. [first attested prior to 1150][1]
    5. The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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    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

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    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 […], volume 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.

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      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, Abrahamism) Abraham

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

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        • Hyphenation: A‧bra‧ham

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        Abraham

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

        Czech

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        Abraham m anim

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

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        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

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        • “Abraham”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
        • “Abrahám”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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

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

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          Abraham m

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

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          Ewe

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          Abraham

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

          Quotations

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

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          Compare French Abraham.

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          Abraham m (ORB)

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

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

          French

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            From Latin Ābrahām.

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            Abraham m

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

            German

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            Etymology

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

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              • IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
              • IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
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              Abraham m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abrahams)

              1. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham
              2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham
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              Abraham m (proper noun, genitive singular Abrahams)

              1. a male given name

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

              Latin

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                Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám).

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

                1. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

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

                singular
                nominative Ābrahām
                genitive Ābrahām
                Ābrahae
                dative Ābrahām
                Ābrahae
                accusative Ābrahām
                ablative Ābrahām
                Ābrahā
                vocative Ābrahām

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                • “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

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

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                Abraham (Jawi spelling ابراهام)

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

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                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”).

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                Abraham m

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

                Middle English

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                  From Old English Abraham.

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                  Abraham

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

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                    Ultimately from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām).

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                    Abraham m (definite Abrahamen)

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

                    Old English

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                      Borrowed from Latin Ābrahām.

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

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                      Ābrahām m

                      1. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

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                      Strong a-stem:

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

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                      Polish

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                      Abraham

                      Etymology

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                      Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām. Doublet of Abram.

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

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                      Abraham m pers (related adjective Abrahamowy or Abrahamowski)

                      1. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham#: 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

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                      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

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                      Abraham f (indeclinable)

                      1. (countable) a female surname from Late Latin

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

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

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                      Abraham

                      1. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham

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                      Spanish

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

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                      Abraham m

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

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                      Abraham c (genitive Abrahams)

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

                      Tagalog

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

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                      Abrahám (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜑᜋ᜔)

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

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                      Abraham

                      1. Alternative form of Abråm
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