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Aaron vs Phinehas - What's the difference?

aaron | phinehas |

As proper nouns the difference between aaron and phinehas

is that aaron is spanish equivalent of aaron while phinehas is any of a number of old testament men, including a son of eli and a grandson of aaron.

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

    References

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    phinehas

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Any of a number of Old Testament men, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
  • * :
  • And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas ; in one day they shall die both of them.
  • (rare) of biblical origin.