# Abraham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/ · frequency rank #7,306

## Definitions
1. A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor.
Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor.
Latin Ābrahāmbor.
Old English Abraham
Middle English Abraham
English Abraham
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.

## Easily confused with
- **abram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abraham-vs-abram)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abarham`, `abbraham`, `abraahm`, `abrahamm`, `abrahham`, `abrahma`, `abrhaam`, `abrraham`, `arbaham`, `baraham`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abraham