A|bra|ham

A|bra|ham
A|bra|ham «AY bruh ham, -huhm», noun.
the first patriarch (his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob were the other two). By tradition he was the ancestor of the Jews, through Isaac, and also the ancestor of the Arabs, through his son Ishmael (in the Bible, Genesis 12-25).

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  • A|bra|ham|ic — «AY bruh HAM ihk», adjective. of or relating to the patriarch Abraham …   Useful english dictionary

  • A|bra|ham-man — «AY bruh HAM MAN», noun, plural men. a beggar who wandered about England in the 1500 s and 1600 s, pretending to be a lunatic …   Useful english dictionary

  • bra — ad·um·bra·tion; adum·bra·tive; Air·bra·sive; al·ge·bra·ic; al·ge·bra·ist; al·ge·bra·i·za·tion; al·ge·bra·ize; alum·bra·do; an·te·bra·chi·um; bra; bra·bant; bra·ce·ro; bra·chid·i·um; bra·chi·o·la; bra·chis·to·cephalic; bra·chis·to·chrone;… …   English syllables

  • ham — al·ham·bresque; bir·ming·ham; bon·ham; brig·ham·ite; brig·ham; buck·ing·ham·shire; chat·ham·ite; chel·ten·ham; cun·ning·ham·ia; dag·en·ham; fa·ham; ful·ham; gawk·ham·mer; ging·ham; gra·ham; gra·ham·ism; ham·a·dry·ad; ham·a·dry·as;… …   English syllables

  • Al|ham|bra|ic — «AL ham BRAY ihk», adjective. = Alhambresque. (Cf. ↑Alhambresque) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Al|ham|bra — «al HAM bruh», noun. the palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain. The Alhambra was the last stronghold of the Moors in Europe and was captured in 1492 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Abrahamic — A bra*ham ic, a. Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Abrahamitic — A bra*ham*it ic, ical *ic*al, a. Relating to the patriarch Abraham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Abraham-man — A bra*ham man or Abram man A bram man , n. [Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Abram-man — Abraham man A bra*ham man or Abram man A bram man , n. [Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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