Abraham

American  

[ay-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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Abraham

The firm is led by Chief Executive Chad Abraham and reported roughly $1.9 billion in revenue last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ever since a pole snapped in high winds and sparked the biggest wildfire in Texas history, Salem Abraham has been studying the metal tags that show when poles were last inspected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Morocco normalised ties with Israel in December 2020 along with several other Arab countries, under the US-brokered Abraham Accords.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Now that their horrific plight coincides with Abraham and Szor’s second documentary, that goal stands to become a reality.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

For a half second after I opened my eyes, I thought I’d landed back in Ford’s Theatre and this was another Abraham Lincoln assassination simulation.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin