Boy Old Testament Known
Amram
an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn
עַמְרָם am.ram
Amram (Hebrew: עַמְרָם, am.ram) means “an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Exodus period. In 2025 it was given to 14 children in the United States. Use is rising. Appears with Bani in Ezra 10.
Which Amram?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Amram
father of Moses; related to Jehdeiah
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Amram
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At a glance
- Verses
- 14 across 4 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Exodus
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 14 | Rising |
| All-time total | 141 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 15 in 2021 | Its highest year on record |
| Ten-year trend | +164% | Change in share of births |
| Strongest state | NY | Highest share relative to births |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Exodus 6:18 |
| Last appears | Ezra 10:34 |
| Cross-references | 202 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Hebron co-occurrence Appears with Hebron in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Uzziel co-occurrence Appears with Uzziel in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Izhar co-occurrence Appears with Izhar in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Jochebed co-occurrence Appears with Jochebed in Numbers 26.
- Kohath co-occurrence Appears with Kohath in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Maadai co-occurrence Appears with Maadai in Ezra 10.
- Uel co-occurrence Appears with Uel in Ezra 10.
- Jehdeiah co-occurrence Appears with Jehdeiah in 1 Chronicles 24.
Origin & meaning
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
Amram was the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, and a member of the tribe of Levi.
The biblical story
Amram was a Levite, the son of Kohath and father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam (Exo.6.18,20; Num.26.58,59; 1Ch.6.2,3; 23.12,13). He married his father's sister Jochebed (Exo.6.20). Amram's family belonged to the Kohathite branch of Levites (Num.3.19,27; 1Ch.6.18; 24.20; 26.23). As the father of Moses and Aaron, Amram played a significant role in the history of Israel, although little is recorded about his own life.
Key verses
Amram appears in 13 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
Exodus 6:18 -
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
Exodus 6:20 -
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Numbers 3:19 -
And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
Numbers 3:27 -
These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
Numbers 26:58
Show all 13 references
Exodus (2)
- Exodus 6:18
- Exodus 6:20
Numbers (4)
- Numbers 3:19
- Numbers 3:27
- Numbers 26:58
- Numbers 26:59
1 Chronicles (7)
- 1 Chronicles 6:2
- 1 Chronicles 6:3
- 1 Chronicles 6:18
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
- 1 Chronicles 23:13
- 1 Chronicles 24:20
- 1 Chronicles 26:23