וְ/אַבְרָהָ֖ם
𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌
veaveraham
And Abraham
contracted from אָב and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram; Abraham.
Genesis 21:5 · Word #1
Lexicon H85
| Lemma | אַבְרָהָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 |
| Transliteration | ʼAbrâhâm |
| Strong's | H85 |
| In-context | And Abraham |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H85-04
and Father-of-a-Multitude
| Root | אב־המון (ʾ-b / h-m-n) |
| Core Meanings | fatherhood, ancestry, source; abundance, multitude, fullness |
| Semantic Range | Personal name of the patriarch Abraham; bearer of covenant promises; ancestral head of Israel and many nations; literal meaning "father of a multitude." |
| Conceptual Significance | Abraham stands as the covenantal patriarch through whom promises of land, seed, and blessing are given. His renamed identity as "Father-of-a-Multitude" signals the divine promise that he will become the progenitor of many nations, grounding key themes of covenant faith, election, and blessing in the biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Compound of prefixed conjunction וְ ("and") + proper masculine singular noun אַבְרָהָם. No pronominal suffixes; functions as a personal name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name אַבְרָהָם (ʼAbrâhâm) is understood as "father of a multitude" (cf. Genesis 17:5), combining אב (father) with the idea of המון (multitude). Rendering it as "Father-of-a-Multitude" preserves the embedded meaning of the name, and the prefixed conjunction וְ is reflected by "and." As a masculine singular proper noun (Np), the singular personal force is maintained. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (175 occurrences of H85)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 17:5 | אַבְרָהָ֔ם | averaham | Abraham |
| Genesis 17:9 | אַבְרָהָ֔ם | averaham | Abraham |
| Genesis 17:15 | אַבְרָהָ֔ם | averaham | Abraham |