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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49463" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49463" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Avaran]] </strong> (‘pale’?). [[Surname]] of Eleazar, a brother of [[Judas]] Maccabæus ( Malachi 2:5 Malachi 2:5; 1Ma 6:43 ). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1359" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1359" /> == | ||
<p> '''''av´a''''' -'''''ran''''' : A surname of Eleazar, the third son of [[Mattathias]] (1 Macc 2:5). It is doubtfully conjectured that [[Eleazar]] received this surname from the episode related in 1 Macc 6:43-46; the word may mean "the piercer," referring to his stabbing of the elephant. Some connect it with חוּר , <i> '''''ḥūr''''' </i> , "to be white," and connect it with Eleazar's white complexion. The [[Syriac]] reads "Chavran" and the Vulgate's "Abaron"; the [[Septuagint]] in 1 Macc 6:43 gives <i> '''''Sauarán''''' </i> which is an error for <i> '''''Eleázaros aúran''''' </i> ; Septuagint's | <p> ''''' av´a ''''' - ''''' ran ''''' : A surname of Eleazar, the third son of [[Mattathias]] (1 Macc 2:5). It is doubtfully conjectured that [[Eleazar]] received this surname from the episode related in 1 Macc 6:43-46; the word may mean "the piercer," referring to his stabbing of the elephant. Some connect it with חוּר , <i> ''''' ḥūr ''''' </i> , "to be white," and connect it with Eleazar's white complexion. The [[Syriac]] reads "Chavran" and the Vulgate's "Abaron"; the [[Septuagint]] in 1 Macc 6:43 gives <i> ''''' Sauarán ''''' </i> which is an error for <i> ''''' Eleázaros aúran ''''' </i> ; Septuagint's Codex Venetus corrects to <i> ''''' aúran ''''' </i> ̌ . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_21768" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_21768" /> == | ||
<p> (Αὐαράν, [[Josephus]] Αὐράν, Ant. 12, 6,1; Vulg. Auram and Abaron; prob. of | <p> ( '''''Αὐαράν''''' , [[Josephus]] '''''Αὐράν''''' , ''Ant.'' 12, 6,1; Vulg. ''Auram'' and ''Abaron;'' prob. of Arabic derivation, see Grimm, in loc.), an epithet of Eleazar, the brother of Judas Maccabaeus ( 1 [[Maccabees]] 2:5). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 14 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Avaran (‘pale’?). Surname of Eleazar, a brother of Judas Maccabæus ( Malachi 2:5 Malachi 2:5; 1Ma 6:43 ).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
av´a - ran : A surname of Eleazar, the third son of Mattathias (1 Macc 2:5). It is doubtfully conjectured that Eleazar received this surname from the episode related in 1 Macc 6:43-46; the word may mean "the piercer," referring to his stabbing of the elephant. Some connect it with חוּר , ḥūr , "to be white," and connect it with Eleazar's white complexion. The Syriac reads "Chavran" and the Vulgate's "Abaron"; the Septuagint in 1 Macc 6:43 gives Sauarán which is an error for Eleázaros aúran ; Septuagint's Codex Venetus corrects to aúran ̌ .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( Αὐαράν , Josephus Αὐράν , Ant. 12, 6,1; Vulg. Auram and Abaron; prob. of Arabic derivation, see Grimm, in loc.), an epithet of Eleazar, the brother of Judas Maccabaeus ( 1 Maccabees 2:5).
