248
אברהם / ʼAbrâhâm
aleph (1) + bet (2) + resh (200) + he (5) + mem (40) = 248 = אברהם
Meanings
ʼAbrâhâm — Abraham = “father of a multitude” or “chief of multitude”
YHVH +
248 + 26 = 274
Witnesses
Genesis 17:5 — “And you shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I make you the father of a multitude of nations.”
Genesis 17:9 — “God further said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring to come throughout the ages shall keep My covenant.”
Genesis 17:15 — “And God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, you shall not call her Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.”
Genesis 17:17 — “Abraham threw himself on his face and laughed, as he said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old, or can Sarah bear a child at ninety?””
Genesis 17:18 — “And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live by Your favor!””
| Gen | Exo | Deu | 1Ch | Isa | Psa | Jos | 2Ch | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 159 |