Aaron
[air-uh n, ar-]
- the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Henry LouisHank, born 1934, U.S. baseball player.
- a male given name.
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Examples from the Web for aaron
Contemporary Examples
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God has to continually prompt and prod him, and puts his brother Aaron at his side to do most of the real leadership.
Historical Examples
Aaron worked away at it, right vigorously, but it would not yield.
I haven't got any Aaron, Sophie, to teach me the 'ought-tos.'
That will never do, Aaron: one dead, and one sick in the house, and only one other.
"Aaron Goldschmidt," he whispered, as we descended into a dry, tangled swamp.
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
The father of Moses and Aaron married his father's sister, who was not legally his relation.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Aaron
- Old Testament the first high priest of the Israelites, brother of Moses (Exodus 4:14)
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Word Origin and History for aaron
Aaron
masc. proper name, in the Old Testament the brother of Moses, from Hebrew Aharon, probably of Egyptian origin. The Arabic form is Harun. Aaron's beard as a type of herb is from 1540s.
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