Lexicon
עַמְרָם
am.ram
H6019
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Amram

14
Occurrences
4
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Hebrew
Language

am.ram is a personal name used in genealogical and family records, including the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

The form is consistently tagged as a proper noun and is used to identify a person in genealogical lists and family relations: as one of Kohath's sons, as the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam, and also among the sons of Bani.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in genealogical and family records · dominant

    In Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:19, and 1 Chronicles 23:12, the proper noun occurs in lists of Kohath's sons. In Exodus 6:20 and Numbers 26:59, the APB renders family statements in which Amram takes Jochebed as wife and is named as the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. In Ezra 10:34, the APB includes the name in a list from the sons of Bani.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the name “Amram” in genealogical lists and in family statements. Its wording confirms the verse-level identification rather than supplying a separate lexical definition.

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Across Scripture