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IBRAHIM

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IBRAHIM (noun)
  The noun IBRAHIM has 1 sense:

1. the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his sonplay

  Familiarity information: IBRAHIM used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


IBRAHIM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Abraham; Ibrahim

Context example:

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham

Instance hypernyms:

patriarch (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)


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