abraham
abraham — 名詞
1. An ancient figure in the Hebrew Bible whose son Isaac is honoured in Jewish trad
亞伯拉罕
猶太教、基督教與伊斯蘭教共同的先祖
An ancient figure in the Hebrew Bible whose son Isaac is honoured in Jewish tradition as the first ancestor of the Jewish people; Christians remember him as an example of strong faith, and Muslims trace the Arab nations to his other son, Ishmael. Stories about him appear in the Book of Genesis and in the Quran.
The pastor read the story of Abraham and his son Isaac to the Sunday school class.
牧師向主日學的孩子們讀了亞伯拉罕和他兒子以撒的故事。
proper noun: a named figure in religious teaching
Hana wrote her university essay on how Jews, Christians, and Muslims all look back to Abraham.
Hana 的大學報告寫的是猶太人、基督徒和穆斯林都把亞伯拉罕視為共同源頭。
collocation: look back to Abraham (shared origin)
Many old paintings show Abraham as an old man holding a knife above his son.
許多古老的畫作把亞伯拉罕畫成一位手持刀子、站在兒子上方的老人。
In the Quran, Ibrahim is the same person that the Bible calls Abraham.
古蘭經中的易卜拉欣，就是聖經所稱的亞伯拉罕。
Rabbi Eitan explained that Abraham left his home town to follow a new god.
Eitan 拉比解釋說，亞伯拉罕為了追隨一位新的神而離開自己的家鄉。
- Ibrahim
the Arabic and Islamic form of the same name; refers to the same figure in the Quran
用法筆記
Frequently appears with 'son', 'father', 'God', or one of 'Jews / Christians / Muslims' as a marker of which tradition is being discussed. Often paired with 'Isaac' or 'Ishmael' (his sons) and 'Sarah' or 'Hagar' (the mothers).