First names in Hebrew

First name Aharon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אהרן

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Aharon is written אהרן

Meaning and origin

What does Aharon mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin, perhaps Egyptian
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Aharon, the Hebrew form of Aaron: the older brother of Moses and Miriam, and the first High Priest. Its meaning is debated. Scholars have looked for a Hebrew root and for an Egyptian one, like the name of Moses, and no answer is certain.

Gematria

Aharon = 256

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אהרן has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• הthe letter He5
• רthe letter Resh200
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total256

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Aharon, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Aharon, in nine pages

• Aharon, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Aharon
• Aharon, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Aharon in three answers

How do you write Aharon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Aharon is written אהרן.

What is the gematria value of Aharon?
Written אהרן, Aharon is worth 256: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter He (5) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Aharon mean?
Of disputed origin, perhaps Egyptian (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Aharon, the Hebrew form of Aaron: the older brother of Moses and Miriam, and the first High Priest. Its meaning is debated. Scholars have looked for a Hebrew root and for an Egyptian one, like the name of Moses, and no answer is certain.