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abraham

/ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/

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What does abraham mean?

proper noun

  1. A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

noun

  1. (archaic, slang) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
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Towards two o’clock in the morning, the burning light reappeared, not less intense, about five miles to windward of the Abraham Lincoln.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
“Of course it would be hypocritical for me to pretend that I regret what Abraham did. After all, I’ve scored by it.”
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
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I have seen a life-size picture of Abraham Lincoln advertising cigars, when Lincoln was a teetotaler from cigars or any intoxicating drink.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
By such display of wealth and power he expected to intimidate Abraham and bring him back to the faith of the king.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
Otherwise you are merely the physical offspring of the procreating Abraham, i.e., you were conceived and born in sin unto wrath and condemnation.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549