Quick Definition
Abraham
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Abraham, the later name of Abram
Derivation: contracted from H1 (אָב) and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude;
KJV Usage: Abraham.
TWOT Reference: 4b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) — Abraham. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26; 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 Gen.11.26--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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · אָב · הָמֹון
Names of People | ≈ אַבְרָם
Abraham = man, also known as Abram; ◄ son of Terah; ► first patriarch of Israel; father of Ishmael and Isaac
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַבְרָם n.pr.m. (id., Thes al. exalted father) Abram = אַבְרָהָם Abraham base