Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Brian Roberts <formoria AT carolina.rr.com>]

Perhaps "Aaron" the man was in fact a title and not a proper name.


On Saturday, August 20, 2005, at 02:06  AM, tladatsi AT charter.net wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is there some connection between *the ark* (Ha A Ro N) and
> *Aaron* (A Ha Ro N).  They are anagrams.
>
> I have seen no clear derivation of Aaron.
>
> The derivation of ark I have read ARAH - *to gather *, then
> an ark is place to gather things together.  What rule makes
> a noun with an -ON ending from a weak root?  Or is this not
> a real derivation?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Jack Tladatsi
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Best Salaams,

R. Brian Roberts
Amateur Researcher in Biblical Archaeology