Abraham

American  

[ey-bruh-ham, -huhm] / ˈeɪ brəˌhæm, -həm /

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 first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “father of many.”

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Abraham British  

/ ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, -həm /

noun

1. Old Testament the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew people (Genesis 11–25)

2. the place where the just repose after death (Luke 16:22)

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Other Word Forms

• Abrahamic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Abraham

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin, from Greek Abraám, from Hebrew ʾabhrāhām, traditionally translated as “father of many nations, father of multitudes,” equivalent to ʾabh “father” + hamon “multitude,” or a variant of ʾabhram “high father, exalted father,” equivalent to ʾabh “father” + ram “high, exalted”

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Example Sentences

The U.A.E. is also the most prominent signatory of the Abraham Accords—a series of U.S.-backed normalization deals between Israel and Muslim-majority countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tammy Abraham thought he had a dream goal on his second debut for Aston Villa.

From BBC

Tammy Abraham did have the ball in the net but was denied a debut goal on his return to Villa after a VAR review found the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.

From Barron's

Yet his administration orchestrated the historic Abraham Accords, which cemented full relations between Israel and several Arab countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

The USS Abraham Lincoln was in the Indo-Pacific region when it was ordered to turn around and head to the Gulf.

From BBC