How many times is Amram mentioned in the Bible?
The word Amram appears 14 times in the King James Version, in 13 verses. Counting every form (Amram, Amram's, Amramites), it appears 17 times in 15 verses across 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Amram 13 times (16 with every form).
Amram in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Amram counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Amram | 14 | 13 |
| Amram's | 1 | 1 |
| Amramites | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 16 |
What the name Amram means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Amram as "an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Amram most
Amram appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Chronicles has the most (8), then Numbers (5) and Exodus (3).
First and last mention of Amram
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.
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
The verse that uses it most is Exodus 6:20, 2 times (tied with Numbers 26:59):
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.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Chronicles 1:41: counted in the KJV only
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
Common questions
How many times is Amram in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 17 of the 17 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Amram appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Chronicles has the most (8), then Numbers (5) and Exodus (3).
Where is Amram first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 6:18: "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." The last is Ezra 10:34.
What does the name Amram mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Amram as "an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn".
More word counts: Nahash, power, wedding, Seir, Gibeon, Abiathar, Hur, Barzillai, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.