אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron)
a.ha.ron
Aaron
N:N-M-PQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 295 verses
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- Part of speech
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Word Overview
The name Aaron refers to Moses’ elder brother and the first high priest of Israel, a Levite introduced in Exodus 4:14. Traditional etymologies often link it to meanings like "light bringer" or suggest a connection to mountainous regions, though the exact linguistic root remains uncertain among scholars.
He appears frequently across the Pentateuch, particularly in Exodus and Numbers, where he serves as Moses’ spokesperson before Pharaoh and later as the central figure in establishing the priestly system. The texts record his consecration in Leviticus 8 and his role in rituals such as the Day of Atonement described in Leviticus 16.
Scripture also uses his name to represent the priestly office itself, referring to "the house of Aaron" or "sons of Aaron" to denote the entire lineage responsible for temple service. This metonymic usage highlights how his identity became synonymous with the sacred duties he first performed under divine instruction.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The name Aaron appears nearly three hundred times in Scripture, anchoring us in a story of partnership and divine calling. He was not a solitary leader but Moses’ brother, chosen to speak when words failed. This reminds us that God often works through community. We are not meant to carry every burden alone; He provides companions for the journey.
In Exodus 4:27, Aaron meets Moses in the wilderness and kisses him. That simple gesture marks a reunion of purpose. Later, Aaron stands before Pharaoh, delivering God’s message with courage. His life shows that holiness is not about perfection but about availability. When we offer ourselves to God, He uses our voices and hands for His glory.
The legacy of Aaron extends beyond his own lifetime. His sons continued the priestly service, ensuring that worship remained central to Israel’s identity. This continuity points to a greater truth: God’s faithfulness outlasts any single generation. We can trust that He will sustain His work through those who follow.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 295 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- Aaron235×
- and/ Aaron46×
- to/ Aaron12×
- for/ Aaron7×
- [belongs] to/ Aaron4×
- and/ <to>/ Aaron3×
- [belong] to/ Aaron2×
- of/ Aaron1×
- and/ with/ Aaron1×
- [is] Aaron1×
- <to>/ Aaron1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן46×
- אַהֲרֹ֔ן27×
- אַהֲרֹן֙26×
- אַהֲרֹ֜ן17×
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן16×
- אַהֲרֹ֗ן15×
- אַהֲרֹ֧ן12×
- אַהֲרֹ֤ן12×
- אַהֲרֹ֨ן10×
- אַהֲרֹ֥ן10×
- אַהֲרֹ֛ן10×
- לְ/אַהֲרֹ֖ן9×
Key Verses
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Exodus 4:27
Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
This verse captures the emotional reunion of the brothers, highlighting Aaron’s role as the supportive partner who meets Moses in the wilderness.
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Exodus 7:1
Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
Here God defines their dynamic by calling Aaron Moses’ prophet, establishing his authority to speak on behalf of the Lord before Pharaoh.
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Exodus 4:30
Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Aaron actively performs the signs and speaks the words given to Moses, demonstrating his obedience in executing divine instructions before the elders.
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Every Occurrence (295 verses across 13 books)
Exodus 102 verses
Yahweh’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak…
Exodus 4:27Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
Exodus 4:28Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.
Exodus 4:29Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
Exodus 4:30Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Exodus 5:1Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go,…
Exodus 5:4The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your…
Exodus 5:20They met Moses and Aaron, who stood along the way, as they came out from Pharaoh.
Exodus 6:13Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to…
Exodus 6:20Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of…
Exodus 6:23Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu,…
Exodus 6:25Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of…
Exodus 6:26These are that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according…
Exodus 6:27These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that…
Exodus 7:1Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
Exodus 7:2You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of…
Exodus 7:6Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.
Exodus 7:7Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Exodus 7:8Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Exodus 7:9“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down…
Exodus 7:10Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh…
Exodus 7:12For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
Exodus 7:19Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their…
Exodus 7:20Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in…
Exodus 9:8Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, “Take handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in…
Exodus 9:27Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “I have sinned this time. Yahweh is righteous, and I and…
Exodus 10:3Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will…
Exodus 10:8Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve Yahweh your God; but who are those who…
Exodus 10:16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you.
Exodus 11:10Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he didn’t let the…
Exodus 12:1Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
Exodus 12:28The children of Israel went and did so; as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
Exodus 12:31He called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the children of…
Exodus 12:43Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover. No foreigner shall eat of it,
Exodus 12:50All the children of Israel did so. As Yahweh commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
Exodus 15:20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with…
Exodus 16:2The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
Exodus 16:6Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from…
Exodus 16:9Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come close to Yahweh, for he has heard your…
Exodus 16:10As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold,…
Exodus 16:33Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept…
Exodus 16:34As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
Exodus 17:10So Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Exodus 17:12But Moses’ hands were heavy; so they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his…
Exodus 18:12Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel,…
Exodus 19:24Yahweh said to him, “Go down! You shall bring Aaron up with you, but don’t let the priests and the people break through…
Exodus 24:1He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and…
Exodus 24:9Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
Exodus 24:14He said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is…
Exodus 27:21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from…
Exodus 28:1“Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister…
Exodus 28:2You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
Exodus 28:3You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s…
Exodus 28:4These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash.…
Exodus 28:12You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel.…
Exodus 28:29Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to…
Exodus 28:30You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes…
Exodus 28:35It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and…
Exodus 28:38It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel…
Exodus 28:40“You shall make tunics for Aaron’s sons. You shall make sashes for them. You shall make headbands for them, for glory…
Exodus 28:41You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and…
Exodus 28:43They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to…
Exodus 29:4You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.
Exodus 29:5You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and…
Exodus 29:9You shall clothe them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind headbands on them. They shall have the priesthood by a…
Exodus 29:10“You shall bring the bull before the Tent of Meeting; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the…
Exodus 29:15“You shall also take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.
Exodus 29:19“You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.
Exodus 29:20Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the…
Exodus 29:21You shall take of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, and on his…
Exodus 29:24You shall put all of this in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before…
Exodus 29:26“You shall take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be…
Exodus 29:27You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is…
Exodus 29:28It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel; for it is a wave offering. It…
Exodus 29:29“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.
Exodus 29:32Aaron and his sons shall eat the meat of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the Tent of…
Exodus 29:35“You shall do so to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven…
Exodus 29:44I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the…
Exodus 30:7Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
Exodus 30:8When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.
Exodus 30:10Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once in the year; with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the…
Exodus 30:19Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it.
Exodus 30:30You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.
Exodus 31:10the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s…
Exodus 32:1When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron,…
Exodus 32:2Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your…
Exodus 32:3All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Exodus 32:5When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast…
Exodus 32:21Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
Exodus 32:22Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
Exodus 32:25When Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision among their…
Exodus 32:35Yahweh struck the people, because of what they did with the calf, which Aaron made.
Exodus 34:30When Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come…
Exodus 34:31Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.
Exodus 35:19the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments…
Exodus 38:21These are the amounts of materials used for the tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were counted,…
Exodus 39:1Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy…
Exodus 39:27They made the tunics of fine linen of woven work for Aaron and for his sons,
Exodus 39:41the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments…
Exodus 40:12“You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.
Exodus 40:13You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the…
Exodus 40:31Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.