Quick Definition
Abraham
Biblical Persons & Places
Abraham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26;
referred to as Abraham (אַבְרָהָם), or Abram (אַבְרָם), or Abraham (Ἀβραάμ);
son of Terah;
a brother of Nahor, Haran and Sarah;
husband of Sarah, and had concubines Hagar and Keturah;
father of Ishmael, Isaac, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
Strong's Definition
Abraham, the later name of Abram
Derivation: contracted from H1 (אָב) and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude;
KJV Usage: Abraham.
TWOT Reference: 4b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"
1) friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
§ Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"
friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַבְרָהָם
abrâhâm
BDB Definition:
Abraham = father of a multitude or chief of multitude
1) friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via Gods elective covenant
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 4b
Total KJV Occurrences: 176
Bible Occurrences (159)
17:5
17:9
17:15
17:17
17:18
17:22
17:23
17:24
17:26
18:6
18:7
18:11
18:13
18:16
18:17
18:18
18:19
18:22
18:23
18:27
18:33
19:27
19:29
20:1
20:2
20:9
20:10
20:11
20:14
20:17
20:18
21:2
21:3
21:4
21:5
21:7
21:8
21:9
21:10
21:11
21:12
21:14
21:22
21:24
21:25
21:27
21:28
21:29
21:34
22:1
22:3
22:4
22:5
22:6
22:7
22:8
22:9
22:10
22:11
22:13
22:14
22:15
22:19
22:20
22:23
23:2
23:3
23:5
23:7
23:10
23:12
23:14
23:16
23:18
23:19
23:20
24:1
24:2
24:6
24:9
24:12
24:15
24:27
24:34
24:42
24:48
24:52
24:59
25:1
25:5
25:6
25:7
25:8
25:10
25:11
25:12
25:19
26:1
26:3
26:5
26:15
26:18
26:24
28:4
28:9
28:13
31:42
31:53
32:9
35:12
35:27
48:15
48:16
49:30
49:31
50:13
50:24