| 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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