| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Abraham |
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| SYLLABICATION: | A·bra·ham |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    br -h m |
| In the Bible, the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people. He was the father of Isaac. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew ’abrhm, the (divine) Father is exalted : ’b, father; see  b in Appendix II + rm, rhm, exalted; see rwm in Appendix II.
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