Aarōn · Aaron

What it means

Aarōn (Ἀαρών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Aaron”.

Brother of Moses and the first high priest.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• Hebrews×3

• Luke 1:5

  There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

• Acts 7:40

  saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’

• Hebrews 5:4

  And no one takes the honor for himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron also was.

• Hebrews 7:11

  Now if perfection had been through the Levitical priesthood —for on the basis of it the people received the law— what further need would there have been for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not to be named according to the order of Aaron?

• Hebrews 9:4

  having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;