Terah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Terah
From Hebrew Teraḥ, of uncertain origin and meaning
Example Sentences
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In addition to his daughter Savanah, Mr. Kerwin’s survivors include his wife, Yvonne Kerwin, and four other children: Fox, Terah, Kailani and Justus.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Terah McNeal, 59, plans to attend the first CBC job fair to be held in Cleveland Monday.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2011
According to The Book of Jubilees, Abraham's father, Terah, made small clay images which Abraham as a boy peddled in the street.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1896, $7,500,000 worth of other peoples money vanished in the hands of London's plausible Ernest Terah Hooley.
From Time Magazine Archive
Terah, the father of Abraham, was held by Jewish tradition to have been an especial worshipper of the moon-god, whose great temple was in Haran, where he dwelt.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
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