aaronic
/æɹˈɑn.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.60 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to Aaron (elder brother of Moses).
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of a high priest; priestly.
adj
Of or pertaining to the lower order of priests.
Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Aaronic From Aaron + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æɹˈɑn.ɪk/
- British English: /æɹˈɒn.ɪk/