Genesis 17:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Noוְלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
longerעֹ֛וד
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
shall your nameשִׁמְךָ֖
(shim·cha)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
be calledיִקָּרֵ֥א
(yik·ka·re)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
Abram,אַבְרָ֑ם
(av·ram;)
87: "exalted father," the original name of Abrahamfrom the same as Abiram, see Abraham
But your nameשִׁמְךָ֙
(shim·cha)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
shall be Abraham;אַבְרָהָ֔ם
(av·ra·ham,)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
For I will makeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃
(ne·tat·ti·cha.)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you the fatherאַב־
(av-)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
of a multitudeהֲמֹ֥ון
(ha·mo·vn)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
of nations.גֹּויִ֖ם
(go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shall thy name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
any more be called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Abram
'Abram  (ab-rawm')
high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham -- Abram.
but thy name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
shall be Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
for a father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
of many
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
have I made thee
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

King James Bible
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.

International Standard Version
Your name is no longer to be Abram. Instead your name will be Abraham, since I'll make you the father of many nations.

NET Bible
No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.
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