Complete Definition of "Abram"

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Etymology
From Hebr. ��ר�|�ַ�ְרָ�, 'high father', from ��|�ָ� (av 'father') + ר�|רָ� (ram 'high', 'lofty').

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. A prophet in the Old Testament; Semitic patriarch, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac (by his wife Sarah) and the Arabic patriarch Ishmael (by his concubine Hagar). His name was later changed to Abraham.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A surname.

Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 12:5
:And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Synonyms
italbrac|Semitic patriarch: Abraham

Translations

Basque: Abarran
Bosnian: Avram
Dutch: Abram
Finnish: Aapo
Frisian: Abram
Greek: �β�αάμ (Avraám)
Irish: Abram
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Italian: Abramo
Portuguese: Abraão
Russian: �в�аам (Avraám)
Scottish Gaelic: Abram
Spanish: Abraham
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �в�ам
:Roman: Avram
Spanish: #Spanish|Abram

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Spanish

Proper noun
Abram

  1. #English|Abram (Biblical character)

Quotations
1602 � La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 12:5''
:Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron parair á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.

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