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H85 - אַבְרָהָם - ʼAbrâhâm - ab-raw-hawm' - Abraham

Original: אַבְרָהָם

Transliteration: ʼAbrâhâm

Phonetic: ab-raw-hawm'

Short Definition: Abraham

Original: אברהם

Transliteration: 'abrâhâm

Phonetic: ab-raw-hawm'

BDB Definition:

Abraham = "father of a multitude" or " chief of multitude"
  1. friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

Origin: contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)

TWOT entry: 4b

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H1, H21, H22, H23, H26, H27, H28, H29, H30, H31, H32, H33, H36, H37, H372, H373, H38, H39, H40, H41, H42, H43, H44, H45, H48, H49, H50, H51, H52, H53, H54, H74, H87

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