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HebrewH0085Proper Noun (Masculine)

אַבְרָהָם

av.ra.ham

156Occurrences
H0085Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Abraham, the later name of Abram

contracted from H1 (אָב) and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Terah (H8646); brother of: Nahor (H5152H), Haran (H2039) and Sarah (H8283); married to Sarah (H8283), Hagar (H1904) and Keturah (H6989); father of: Ishmael (H3458), Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Abram at --17.5; 2x § Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude" friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אַבְרָהָם appears 156 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
116
Exodus
9
1 Chronicles
6
Deuteronomy
6
Isaiah
4
Psalms
3
2 Chronicles
2
Joshua
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:27BSB

and Abram (that is, Abraham).

Genesis 17:22BSB

When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

Genesis 21:8BSB

So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.

Genesis 23:5BSB

The Hittites replied to Abraham,

Genesis 26:3BSB

Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.