אַבְרָהָם
ʾabrāhām
Abraham
Strong's H85Proper NounHebrewTWOT 4b

אַבְרָהָם (ʾabrāhām) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning Abraham. It appears 175 times in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H85).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 4b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 4b)exalted father, Abram, Abraham
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אַבְרָם proper name of a man: exalted father, Abram, Abraham

Strong's H85 אַבְרָהָם: Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV:Abraham.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 4: אבה ʾbh — decide, he who decides

See it in Scripture

Genesis 17:5Exodus 2:24Leviticus 26:42

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