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And these areוְאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Aaron:אַהֲרֹןthe firstbornהַבְּכוֹרNadab,נָדָבand Abihu,וַאֲבִיהוּאEleazar,אֶלְעָזָרand Ithamar.וְאִיתָמָר
Numbers 3:2
Study it in the app“And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: the firstborn Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 3:2, word by word
- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- Nadabנָדָבnadav
Nadab
Nadab: the name of several Israelites, among them the oldest son of Aaron and a king of Israel.
Where else “nadav” appears- and Abihuאֲבִיהוּאavihu
Abihu
Abihu: the second son of Aaron.
Where else “avihu” appears- Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- and Ithamarאִיתָמָרitamar
Ithamar
Ithamar: the youngest son of Aaron.
Where else “itamar” appears
The context
1And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses on the day YHWH spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 · This verse (above)
3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.