Abram vs. Abraham
[ey-bruhm]
/ ˈeɪ brəm /
noun
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an earlier name of the Biblical Abraham.
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a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “exalted father.”
[ey-bruh-ham, -huhm]
/ ˈeɪ brəˌhæm, -həm /
noun
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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.
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a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “father of many.”
