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Aaron vs Cohen - What's the difference?

aaron | cohen |

As proper nouns the difference between aaron and cohen

is that aaron is the elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran while Cohen is {{surname|from=Hebrew}} The most popular Jewish surname.

As a noun cohen is

a Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical Aaron, brother of Moses.

aaron

English

Proper noun

(Aarons)
  • The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
  • * :
    • And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well.
  • .
  • * 1969 , Portnoy's Complaint , Random House, 2002, page 145:
    • - - - the Junior Prom with boys whose names are right out of the grade-school reader, not Aaron and Arnold and Marvin, but Johnny and Billy and Jimmy and Tod. Not Portnoy or Pincus, but Smith and Jones and Brown!

    • Usage notes

    * The given name was exclusively Jewish in the Middle Ages, taken up by Gentiles in the 17th century, and popular among both in the end of the 20th century.

    Derived terms

    * Aaron's bells * Aaron's rod * Aaron's serpent

    Related terms

    * (nonstandard spellings of given name) Aaren, Aron, Arron

    References

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    cohen

    English

    (wikipedia Cohen)

    Proper noun

    • Anagrams

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