the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew people (Genesis 11–25)
2. Abraham's bosom
Abraham in American English1
(ˈeɪbrəˌhæm)
noun
1.
a masculine name: dim. Abe
2. Bible
the first patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews: Gen. 12-25
Idioms:
in Abraham's bosom
Word origin
Heb avraham, lit., father of many: the original form, avram, means “father is exalted”: see Gen. 17:5
Abraham in American English2
(ˈeɪbrəˌhæm)
Plains ofplateau in the city of Quebec, on the St. Lawrence: site of a battle (1759) in which the British under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm, leading to British control of Canada