Hebrew · H87

אַבְרָם

Abram , the original name of Abraham

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אַבְרָםH87

Pronunciationʾabĕrām

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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What does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) mean in the Bible?

אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Abram , the original name of Abraham".

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

Abram27×Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1

And Abram7×Genesis 11:29, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:2

So Abram5×Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:8

to Abram4×Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:3

Abram’s3×Genesis 11:29, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:12

But Abram3×Genesis 14:22, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:11

of Abram2×Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:7

when Abram2×Genesis 12:14, Genesis 17:1

[he]1×Genesis 16:3

[his]1×Genesis 16:3

And when Abram1×Genesis 14:14

He treated Abram1×Genesis 12:16

him1×Genesis 17:1

Now Abram’s1×Genesis 16:1

Then Abram1×Genesis 17:3

to him1×Genesis 16:16

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Usage map

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First aligned rowGenesis 11:26

Aligned rows61

Books represented3

Genesis591 Chronicles1Nehemiah1

Source forms

אַבְרָ֔ם11x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7

אַבְרָ֖ם10x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 12:14, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 14:12

אַבְרָ֗ם8x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 12:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 15:1

אַבְרָ֑ם4x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 13:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:5

אַבְרָֽם׃4x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 12:17, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:11

אַבְרָם֙3x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 11:29, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 14:19

אַבְרָ֧ם2x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 11:29, Genesis 16:15

אַבְרָ֣ם2x’aḇ·rāmGenesis 11:31

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular50xGenesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular6xGenesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:3

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular3xGenesis 12:4, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 16:16

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xGenesis 12:16

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xNehemiah 9:7

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אַבְרָם

What does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) mean in the Bible?

What does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H87?

Where does אַבְרָם (ʾabĕrām) appear in Scripture?

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