Strongs Number: H85
- Hebrew Word
- אַבְרָהָם
- Transliteration
- ʼAbrâhâm
- Phonetic
- ab-raw-hawm'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
father of a multitude; {Abraham} the later name of Abram
- BDB Definition
-
Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"
1. friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant
- Origin
- Contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
- Bible Usage
- Abraham.