Abraam

Franco-Provençal

Proper noun

Abraam (Old Valaisan)

1. Alternative form of Abraham

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• Aabraam, Abraham (alternative spellings)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Koine Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (aḇrāˈhām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾaˈam/

Proper noun

Abraam m

1. (biblical) Abram, Abraham
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r:

     Estonz exio melchẏsedec a abraam a la carrera. e bédixol. ⁊ dẏxo. Benedicto sea abraam de dẏos el alto. e diol pá ⁊ vino q́ anos en figura de xṕs. e abraam a el diol el diezmo. de todo lo q́ aduzie.

     [Estonz exio Melchisedec a Abraam a la carrera e bendixo-l. Et dixo: “Benedicto sea Abraam de díos el alto” et dio-l pan e vino que a nos enfigura de Cristo. E Abraam a él dio-l el diezmo de todo que aduzie.]

     Then Melchizedek sent Abram on his way and blessed him. And he said: “Blessed be Abram by God above”. And he gave him bread and wine, which to embodies Christ. And Abram gave him a tenth of all that he had taken.

Descendants

• Spanish: Abrahám, Abrahán