Abram
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Abram is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, historically associated with the biblical patriarch later named Abraham.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abram canonical | 16 |
| Abraham (as great-nephew through Lot) | 1 |
| Abraham built an altar near Shechem | 1 |
| Abrahm | 1 |
| Abram is eighty-six years old when Ishmael is born | 1 |
| Terach | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Quran (as Abraham/Ibrahim) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham
ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| canBeUsedAs | surname (less commonly) ⓘ |
| culturalUsage |
Christian communities
ⓘ
English-speaking countries ⓘ Jewish communities ⓘ Slavic-speaking countries ⓘ |
| etymologicalRelation | Abraham ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Biblical names
ⓘ
Hebrew masculine given names ⓘ Theophoric given names ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
Avram
ⓘ
Ibrahim ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive | Abe ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | Avram ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Abraham ⓘ |
| historicalUsagePeriod |
antiquity
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| isBiblicalName | true ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | Abrahamic religions ⓘ |
| meaning |
exalted father
ⓘ
high father ⓘ |
| nameBearerRole | patriarch ⓘ |
| nameDayTradition | observed with Abraham in some Christian calendars ⓘ |
| nameElement |
ab (father)
ⓘ
ram (exalted) ⓘ |
| orthographicVariant | Avram ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| scriptOfOrigin | Hebrew alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticField |
religious names
ⓘ
theophoric names ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | Abraham ⓘ |
| usageType | first name ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abrahm
this entity surface form:
Abram is eighty-six years old when Ishmael is born
this entity surface form:
Terach
subject surface form:
שכם
this entity surface form:
Abraham built an altar near Shechem
this entity surface form:
Abraham (as great-nephew through Lot)