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Lexicon :: Strong's H85 - 'aḇrāhām

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אַבְרָהָם
Transliteration
'aḇrāhām
Pronunciation
ab-raw-hawm'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from אָב (H1) and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
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TWOT Reference: 4b

Strong’s Definitions

אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'; contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram:—Abraham.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 175x

The KJV translates Strong's H85 in the following manner: Abraham (175x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 175x
The KJV translates Strong's H85 in the following manner: Abraham (175x).

  1. Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"

    1. friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'; contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram:—Abraham.
STRONGS H85: Abbreviations
אַבְרָהָם Abraham Genesis 17:5, 9, 15 172 times OT.

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H87.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:5; 17:9; 17:15

H85

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H85 matches the Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām),
which occurs 175 times in 159 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 17:5–Gen 22:1)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:5 - What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham,[fn] for you will be the father of many nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:9 - Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:15 - Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:17 - Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:18 - So Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:22 - When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:23 - On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:24 - Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:26 - Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were circumcised on that same day,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:6 - So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get three large measures[fn] of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:7 - Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:11 - Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:13 - Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:16 - Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:17 - “Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the LORD asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:18 - “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:19 - I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:22 - The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:23 - Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:27 - Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:33 - When the LORD had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:27 - Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:29 - But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:1 - Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:2 - Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:9 - Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:10 - Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:11 - Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:14 - Then Abimelech took some of his sheep and goats, cattle, and male and female servants, and he presented them to Abraham. He also returned his wife, Sarah, to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:17 - Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:18 - For the LORD had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham’s wife, Sarah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:2 - She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:3 - And Abraham named their son Isaac.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:4 - Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:5 - Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:7 - Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:8 - When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:9 - But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:10 - So she turned to Abraham and demanded, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12 - But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:14 - So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:22 - About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:24 - Abraham replied, “Yes, I swear to it!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25 - Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from Abraham’s servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:27 - Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:28 - But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:29 - Abimelech asked, “Why have you set these seven apart from the others?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:34 - And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:1 - Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called.
“Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.”

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1. Currently on page 1/4 (Gen 17:5–Gen 22:1) Gen 17:5–Gen 22:1

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Gen 22:3–Gen 26:5

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Gen 26:15–Psa 105:6

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Psa 105:9–Mic 7:20

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