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亞伯拉罕

简亚伯拉罕 · 繁亞伯拉罕

Mandarin · pinyin Yà bó lā hǎn

(name) Abraham
Abraham, Biblical patriarch regarded as the founder of monotheism

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
罕: hǎn · rare, scarce; surname
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–2–1–3 · Ya4 bo2 la1 han3

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(Protestantism) Abraham
a transliteration of the English, French, or German male given name Abraham

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