Hebrew word · H6019

עַמְרָם

'amram

Amram

Appears 14 times in 12 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18;

son of: Kohath (H6955);

brother of: Izhar (H3324), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816); married to Jochebed (H3115);

father of: Moses (H4872), Aaron (H0175) and Miriam (H4813)

Also named: am.ra.mi (עַמְרָמִי "Amramite" H6020)

§ Amram = "exalted people"

1) a descendant of Kohath and Levi and father of Moses

2) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Exodus · 3

  1. Exodus 6:18 עַמְרָ֣ם [were] Amram

    The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

  2. Exodus 6:20 עַמְרָ֜ם עַמְרָ֔ם Amram

    And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Numbers · 4

  1. Numbers 3:19 עַמְרָ֣ם Amram

    The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  2. Numbers 26:58 עַמְרָֽם׃ Amram

    These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

    Here: Amram, the father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam (v. 59; Exod 6:20). The name probably means something like 'the (divine) Kinsman is exalted' or 'exalted people'. Naming him leads straight into the next verse about Moses' parents.

  3. Numbers 26:59 עַמְרָ֗ם לְעַמְרָ֗ם Amram, to Amram

    and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

1 Chronicles · 6

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:2 עַמְרָ֣ם Amram

    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:3 עַמְרָ֔ם Amram

    The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:18 עַמְרָ֣ם Amram

    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  4. 1 Chronicles 23:12 עַמְרָ֥ם Amram

    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

  5. 1 Chronicles 23:13 עַמְרָ֖ם Amram

    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

    Here: First son of Kohath (v. 12) and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam (Exod 6:20). The Kohathite clan was in charge of the most sacred objects of the sanctuary (Num 4).

  6. 1 Chronicles 24:20 עַמְרָם֙ Amram

    Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

Ezra · 1

  1. Ezra 10:34 עַמְרָ֖ם Amram

    From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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