Lexicon
אִיתָמָר
i.ta.mar
H0385
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Ithamar

21
Occurrences
5
Books
Hebrew
Language

i.ta.mar identifies Aaron’s son, named in priestly service, family lines, and later descendants.

The name identifies Aaron’s son in lists of his children and in accounts of priestly service; it also marks the family line called the sons of Ithamar in later priestly divisions and a descendant list.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Aaron’s priestly family · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every cited occurrence. In Exodus 28:1 the APB renders Ithamar among Aaron’s sons appointed to minister, while Numbers 4:28 and Numbers 4:33 place the Gershonite and Merarite families’ responsibilities under his supervision. In 1 Chronicles 24:3 the APB renders “the sons of Ithamar” within priestly service divisions, and Ezra 8:2 names Daniel from that line.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name as “Ithamar,” sometimes identifying him as “son of Aaron the priest” and sometimes using “sons of Ithamar” for his family line. These phrases reflect the clauses as rendered rather than a separate lexical range.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture