Signification
Avraham means "father of many nations" or "exalted father". It is a prominent biblical name that was given to the first patriarch of the Israelites, Abraham.
Father of a multitude, father of many. The name is borne in the Bible by the first Hebrew, the patriarch of both the Arabs and the Hebrews. His original name was Avram, but upon accepting the one true God, added the Hebrew letter H, which is symbolic of God, thus changing it to Avraham. Var: Abraham (Ang.); Avrom, Avrum, Avrumke (Yiddish). Short: Bram. (A-VRA-HAM)
(Hebrew) a form of Abraham.
