Genesis 17:5

Genesis 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
• New International Version (NIV)No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.

Context of Genesis 17:5

3Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: 4“As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations. 6I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you. 7I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.

Genesis 17:5 word by word

וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵ֥א ע֛וֹד אֶת־שִׁמְךָ֖ אַבְרָ֑ם וְהָיָ֤ה שִׁמְךָ֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם כִּ֛י אַב־הֲמ֥וֹן גּוֹיִ֖ם נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither shall thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• any more be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• shall be Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• for a fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of manyהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• have I made theeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414

Cross-references for Genesis 17:5

• Genesis 17:15God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name.
• Genesis 32:28“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” he said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
• Numbers 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.
• 2 Samuel 12:25and he sent a message through the prophet Nathan, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
• Nehemiah 9:7You, the Lord, are the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and changed his name to Abraham.
• Isaiah 62:2Nations will see your righteousness and all kings, your glory. You will be given a new name that the Lord’s mouth will announce.
• Isaiah 65:15You will leave your name behind as a curse for my chosen ones, and the Lord God will kill you; but he will give his servants another name.
• Jeremiah 20:3The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call you Pashhur, but Terror Is on Every Side,
• Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. This is the name he will be called: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• John 1:42and he brought Simon to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, he said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”).
• Revelation 2:17“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

Commentaries on Genesis 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thy name shall be Abraham - Abram אברם literally signifies a high or exalted father. Ab -ra -ham אברהם differs from the preceding only in one letter; it has ה he before the last radical. Though this may appear very simple and easy, yet the true etymology and meaning of the word are very difficult to be assigned. The reason given for the change made in the patriarch's name is this: For a father of many nations have I made thee, גוים המון אב ab -hamon…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-27Verses 1-27 - The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six times in Genesis, and thirty-one times in Job. 5. אברהם 'abrâhām Abraham, from אברם 'abrām “high-father,” and הם hām the radical part of המין hāmôn a “multitude,” is obtained by a euphonic abbreviation אברהם 'abrâhām “father of a multitude.” The root רהם rhm…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5God guaranteed his promise by changing Abram’s name. Abram means “exalted father.” This referred to his father Terah and his noble lineage (11:27). His new name, Abraham (Hebrew ’ab hamon), means "father of a multitude." This was a wordplay on the promise of his countless descendants (see also John 8:31–59; Romans 4:16–17; Galatians 3:7, 15–19, 29). Whenever the new name was used, he and his household would remember that a multitude of nations would come…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. but thy name shall be Abraham--In Eastern countries a change of name is an advertisement of some new circumstance in the history, rank, or religion of the individual who bears it. The change is made variously, by the old name being entirely dropped for the new, or by conjoining the new with the old; or sometimes only a few letters are inserted, so that the altered form may express the difference in the owner's state or prospects. It is surprising how…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 17:5

• Abraham
• Circumcision
• Covenant
• Name
• Quotations and Allusions

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Commentaries on Genesis 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings