Strong H85אַבְרָהָם

Abraham

Transliteration
'abrâhâm
Pronunciation
ab-raw-hawm'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous);
father of a multitude;
{Abraham} the later name of Abram: - Abraham.

Meaning of the name

Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"

Detailed definition

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

In the biblical story

Abraham

Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people

Abraham, originally named Abram, was the patriarch whom God called to leave his homeland and blessed to become the father of many nations, establishing His covenant with him and his descendants.

In the Bible

Strong H85 appears in 159 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • abraham149
  • s13
  • pass1

First verses

  1. Genesis 17:5
    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.
  2. Genesis 17:9
    And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
  3. Genesis 17:15
    And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
  4. Genesis 17:17
    Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
  5. Genesis 17:18
    And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
  6. Genesis 17:22
    And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
  7. Genesis 17:23
    And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
  8. Genesis 17:24
    And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
  9. Genesis 17:26
    In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
  10. Genesis 18:6
    And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
  11. Genesis 18:7
    And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
  12. Genesis 18:11
    Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
  13. Genesis 18:13
    And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
  14. Genesis 18:16
    And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
  15. Genesis 18:17
    And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
  16. Genesis 18:18
    Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
  17. Genesis 18:19
    For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
  18. Genesis 18:22
    And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
  19. Genesis 18:23
    And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
  20. Genesis 18:27
    And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
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