Abraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern: Avraham, Tiberian: ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom); the father of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
[2] As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means "High Father" – "ab" (אב) "father", "ram" (רם) "high" – with the "ha" (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God.
In the Russian language, the name is used in the following forms: Авраам (Avraam),[3][4] Авраамий (Avraamy),[4] Аврамий (Avramy),[5] Абрам (Abram),[3][6] Абрамий (Abramy),[6] Аврам (Avram),[5] Обра́м (Obram),[5] and Абрахам (Abrakham).
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