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Abram vs. Abraham

[ ey-bruhm ]
noun
  1. an earlier name of the Biblical Abraham.
  2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “exalted father.”
[ ey-bruh-ham, -huhm ]
noun
  1. the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael.
  2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “father of many.”

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