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אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm · Hebrew · Strong's H85 · 175 occurrences
The KJV renders 2 different Hebrew and Greek words as “abraham”
What it means
Abraham, the later name of Abram
contracted from H1 (אָב) and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude;
How the KJV renders it
abraham
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“abraham”
also renders Abraám (G11)
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Where it appears
175 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 1:27 · HNp
Abram (also called Abraham).
1 Chronicles 1:28 · HNp
The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
1 Chronicles 1:32 · HNp
The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:34 · HNp
Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1 Chronicles 16:16 · HNp
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac.
1 Chronicles 29:18 · HNp
Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart for you;
1 Kings 18:36 HNp2 Chronicles 20:7 HNp2 Chronicles 30:6 HNp2 Kings 13:23 HNpDeuteronomy 1:8 HR/NpDeuteronomy 6:10 HR/NpDeuteronomy 9:5 HR/NpDeuteronomy 9:27 HR/NpDeuteronomy 29:13 HR/NpDeuteronomy 30:20 HR/NpDeuteronomy 34:4 HR/NpExodus 2:24 HNpExodus 3:6 HNpExodus 3:15 HNpExodus 3:16 HNpExodus 4:5 HNpExodus 6:3 HNpExodus 6:8 HR/NpExodus 32:13 HR/NpExodus 33:1 HR/NpEzekiel 33:24 HNpGenesis 17:5 HNpGenesis 17:9 HNpGenesis 17:15 HNpGenesis 17:17 HNpGenesis 17:18 HNpGenesis 17:22 HNpGenesis 17:23 HNpGenesis 17:24 HC/NpGenesis 17:26 HNpGenesis 18:6 HNpGenesis 18:7 HNpGenesis 18:11 HC/NpGenesis 18:13 HNpGenesis 18:16 HC/NpGenesis 18:17 HR/NpGenesis 18:18 HC/NpGenesis 18:19 HNpGenesis 18:22 HC/NpGenesis 18:23 HNpGenesis 18:27 HNpGenesis 18:33 HC/NpGenesis 19:27 HNpGenesis 19:29 HNpGenesis 20:1 HNpGenesis 20:2 HNpGenesis 20:9 HR/NpGenesis 20:10 HNpGenesis 20:11 HNpGenesis 20:14 HR/NpGenesis 20:17 HNpGenesis 20:18 HNpGenesis 21:2 HR/NpGenesis 21:3 HNp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.