abram
see also: Abram
Adjective
Abram
Pronunciation
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see also: Abram
Adjective
abram
- (obsolete) auburn [Attested from prior to 1150 until the early 17th century.]
Abram
Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/
- Abraham prophet in the Old Testament. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 12:5
- And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I Scene 3
- O father Abram, what these Christians are,
- Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
- The thoughts of others! [...]
- 2005-2014, Modern English Version (MEV), Gen. 12:5 and 17:5:
- Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people that they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. They came to the land of Canaan.
- No longer will your name be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
- Synonyms: Abraham
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 12:5
- A male given name. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- Surname [First attested prior to 1150.]
abram (plural abrams)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Synonym of Abraham man#English|Abraham man
abram
Proper nounThis text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004