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אַהֲרוֹן

𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤍

Aharon

H175 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Proper name designating the individual 'Aharon,' identified in the Hebrew Bible as the brother of Moshe (Moses) and a leading figure among the early Israelites. Used almost exclusively as a personal name, its referent is most often the first high priest and ancestor of a major priestly lineage. In some priestly or genealogical texts, the name can represent the priestly house descended from Aharon.

Semantic Range

personal name of Moshe's brother; eponym of the high priestly family; figurative designation for the priesthood descended from him

Root / Etymology

etymology uncertain. The name is not securely connected to any identifiable Hebrew root, and various proposals have been made (e.g., connection to 'mountain,' 'enlightened,' or Egyptian elements), but none are universally accepted.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name אַהֲרוֹן is most prominently borne by the brother of Moshe, who serves as the first high priest in the Torah/Pentateuch and is central to the establishment of priestly traditions among the Israelites. The title 'sons/descendants of Aharon' (בְּנֵי אַהֲרוֹן) designates the hereditary high priestly caste within Israelite society, especially significant in the Priestly and post-exilic sources. The term is almost universally rendered as 'Aaron' in English translation, with no significant distinction made across periods, though its referent in later texts (Psalms, post-exilic histories) can point more abstractly to the high-priestly office or line. Notably, the use of the name does not in itself denote religious identity but marks descent or lineage. Later rabbinic and Christian writings routinely refer to the 'Aaronic' priesthood, but this terminology is secondary to its original biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses; Aaron.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

uncertain (Baleadan) — uncertain

Root uncertain uncertain (proper name; specific meanings speculative)
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1002 בִּירָה the citadel
H105 אֲגַרְטָל bowls of
H1081 בַּלְאֲדָן Baladan
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H175-01 אַהֲרֹ֥ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon 263
H175-05 וְֽ/אַהֲרֹ֨ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon 50
H175-02 לְ/אַהֲרֹ֑ן leaharon HR/Np for Aaron to Aharon to Aharon 28
H175-03 וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲרֹ֗ן uleaharon HC/R/Np and to Aaron and to Aharon and to Aharon 5
H175-04 וּֽ/בְ/אַהֲרֹ֗ן uveaharon HC/R/Np And with Aaron and in Aharon and in Aharon 1

Occurrences in Scripture

347 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H175-01 Exodus 4:14 אַהֲרֹ֤ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 4:27 אַהֲרֹ֔ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-02 Exodus 4:28 לְ/אַֽהֲרֹ֔ן leaharon HR/Np Aaron to Aharon to Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 4:29 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֑ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 4:30 אַהֲרֹ֔ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 5:1 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֔ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 5:4 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֔ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 5:20 אַהֲרֹ֔ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 6:13 אַהֲרֹן֒ aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 6:20 אַהֲרֹ֖ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 6:23 אַהֲרֹ֜ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 6:25 אַהֲרֹ֜ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 6:26 אַהֲרֹ֖ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 6:27 וְ/אַהֲרֹֽן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 7:1 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֥ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 7:2 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֤ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 7:6 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֑ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 7:7 וְ/אַֽהֲרֹ֔ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 7:8 אַהֲרֹ֖ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 7:9 אַהֲרֹ֗ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 7:10 וְ/אַהֲרֹן֙ veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 7:10 אַהֲרֹ֜ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 7:12 אַהֲרֹ֖ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 7:19 אַהֲרֹ֡ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 7:20 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֜ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 8:1 אַהֲרֹ֗ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 8:2 אַהֲרֹן֙ aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-03 Exodus 8:4 וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲרֹ֗ן uleaharon HC/R/Np and for Aaron and to Aharon and to Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 8:8 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֖ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 8:12 אַהֲרֹ֔ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 8:13 אַהֲרֹ֨ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-03 Exodus 8:21 וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲרֹ֑ן uleaharon HC/R/Np and for Aaron and to Aharon and to Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 9:8 אַהֲרֹן֒ aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-03 Exodus 9:27 וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲרֹ֔ן uleaharon HC/R/Np and Aaron and to Aharon and to Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 10:3 וְ/אַהֲרֹן֮ veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 10:8 אַהֲרֹן֙ aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-03 Exodus 10:16 וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲרֹ֑ן uleaharon HC/R/Np and to Aaron and to Aharon and to Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 11:10 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֗ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 12:1 אַהֲרֹ֔ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 12:28 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֖ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-03 Exodus 12:31 וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲרֹ֜ן uleaharon HC/R/Np and to Aaron and to Aharon and to Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 12:43 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֔ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 12:50 אַהֲרֹ֖ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 15:20 אַהֲרֹ֛ן aharon HNp of Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 16:2 אַהֲרֹ֖ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-05 Exodus 16:6 וְ/אַהֲרֹ֔ן veaharon HC/Np and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 16:9 אַהֲרֹ֔ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 16:10 אַהֲרֹן֙ aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 16:33 אַהֲרֹ֗ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
H175-01 Exodus 16:34 אַהֲרֹ֛ן aharon HNp Aaron Aharon Aharon
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