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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Aaron


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Aaron Aaron

Aaron is a Levite, brother of Moses and Miriam.

The name Aaron is not a regular word so we're left to guess at the meaning. Jones derives it from har (har 517a) meaning mountain, hill (mountain is sometimes used as metaphor for a large group of people). From this perspective, the name Aaron is related to the name Ararat and Haran

Another way of looking at the name Aaron (as does NOBSE) is to follow the root or (or 52) meaning to be or become light. The names Ur, Urim and possibly the Hebrew word for Nile come from this same root.

There may even be relations between the name Aaron and the word aron ('aron 166a), chest, ark. This word is used for an offer chest (2 Ki 12:10), a sarcophagus (Gen 50:26) but mostly to indicate the Ark of the Covenant (Ex 25:10).

NOBSE reads Bright.



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