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HebrewH0087Proper Noun (Masculine)

אַבְרָם

av.ram

50Occurrences
H0087Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Abram, the original name of Abraham

contracted from H48 (אֲבִירָם); high father;

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 Another name of av.ra.ham (*אַבְרָהָם *"Abraham" H0085) § Abram = "exalted father" original name of Abraham

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אַבְרָם appears 50 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
48
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:27BSB

and Abram (that is, Abraham).

Genesis 12:9BSB

And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.

Genesis 13:7BSB

And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

Genesis 14:22BSB

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

Genesis 16:2BSB

So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.”And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

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