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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Aaron
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Aaron Abarim Abed-nego Abel Abida Abigail Abimael Abinadab Abishai Abraham Abram Absalom Accad Adah Adam Admah Almodad Amalek(ite) Amasa Amminadab Amorite Amos Amram Anak (Anakim) Anamim Anem Aram Aramean Ararat Ari (Arie, Arieh) Ariel Arkite Arpachshad Arvadite Asahel Asenath Asher/ Asherah Ashkenash Asshur Asshurim Assyria |
Aaron
Aaron is a Levite, brother of Moses and Miriam. |
(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 
(or 52) meaning to be or become light. The names 
('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).
