אברהם

According to the etymology mentioned in Genesis 17:4–5, a contraction of his former name אַבְרָם (Avrám, “Abram”) with הָמוֹן (hamón, “multitude”), as he is promised to be the progenitor of many nations through his covenant with God and his obedience. Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted."