NOUN | person | Ibrahim, Abraham | the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac |
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Sounds | ih.braahhiy'm | |
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Rhymes | academe ... upstream: 40 rhymes with iym... |
Meaning | The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son. | |
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Synonym | Abraham | |
Instance of | patriarch | Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race |
Spanish | Abraham, Abrahán | |
Catalan | Abraham, Ibrahim |
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