What does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) mean in the Bible?
אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Abram , the original name of Abraham".
Hebrew · H87
אַבְרָם
Abram , the original name of Abraham
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אַבְרָם H87
Pronunciation ʾabĕrām
What does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) mean in the Bible?
אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Abram , the original name of Abraham".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H87?
The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Abram (27), And Abram (7), So Abram (5), to Abram (4), Abram’s (3).
Where does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 11:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (59), 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Abram 27× Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1
And Abram 7× Genesis 11:29, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:2
So Abram 5× Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:8
to Abram 4× Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:3
Abram’s 3× Genesis 11:29, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:12
But Abram 3× Genesis 14:22, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:11
of Abram 2× Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:7
when Abram 2× Genesis 12:14, Genesis 17:1
[he] 1× Genesis 16:3
[his] 1× Genesis 16:3
And when Abram 1× Genesis 14:14
He treated Abram 1× Genesis 12:16
him 1× Genesis 17:1
Now Abram’s 1× Genesis 16:1
Then Abram 1× Genesis 17:3
to him 1× Genesis 16:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 11:26 אַבְרָ֔ם to Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 11:27 אַבְרָ֔ם to Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 11:29 אַבְרָ֧ם to And Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 11:29 אַבְרָם֙ to Abram’s Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 11:31 אַבְרָ֣ם to Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 11:31 אַבְרָ֣ם to of Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 12:1 אַבְרָ֔ם to Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 12:4 אַבְרָ֗ם to So Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 12:4 וְאַבְרָ֗ם to Abram Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 12:5 אַבְרָם֩ to And Abram Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 11:26
Aligned rows 61
Books represented 3
Genesis 59 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
אַבְרָ֔ם 11x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7
אַבְרָ֖ם 10x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 14:12
אַבְרָ֗ם 8x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 12:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 15:1
אַבְרָ֑ם 4x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 13:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:5
אַבְרָֽם׃ 4x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:11
אַבְרָם֙ 3x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 11:29, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 14:19
אַבְרָ֧ם 2x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 11:29, Genesis 16:15
אַבְרָ֣ם 2x ’aḇ·rām Genesis 11:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 50x Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Genesis 12:4, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 16:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Genesis 12:16
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 9:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Abram , the original name of Abraham
Source Gloss
Abram , the original name of Abraham
Extended definition
Abram.
Word Origins
אַבְרָם is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain