# avraham (אַבְרָהָם)

pronounced: av-ra-HAM


**Abraham — the Hebrew form of the name Scripture connects with ‘father of a multitude’**

## In Scripture

> Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
> — Genesis 17:5 (God ties the new name to Abraham’s calling as father of many nations)

> since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
> — Genesis 18:18 (Exact name — Abraham’s new name is joined to blessing for all nations.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/avraham/