H727 אָרוֹן (ʼârôwn) aw-rone'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

ark

Strong's Definition

a box

Derivation: or אָרֹן; from H717 (אָרָה) (in the sense of gathering);

KJV Usage: ark, chest, coffin.

TWOT Reference: 166a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) chest, ark

1a) money chest

1b) Ark of the Covenant

2)(TWOT) coffin

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G39 G1101 G2787 G4673

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֲרוֹן (a.ron) — ark. 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֲרֹון (H0727)

noun c

Containers

box, chest, coffin = relatively large wooden box ► used for storage

GEN 50:26 · 2KI 12:10 · 2KI 12:11 · 2CH 24:8 · 2CH 24:10 · 2CH 24:11 · 2CH 24:11

Containers

ark = wooden box, overlaid with gold and with a golden cover with cherubs, normally placed behind the veil in the tabernacle or temple, but also carried along during military campaigns; ► symbolizing the presence of YHWH among his people and used to store the two tablets with the law of God and other objects representing important events in the history of Israel

EXO 25:10 · EXO 25:14 · EXO 25:14 · EXO 25:15 · EXO 25:16 · EXO 25:21 · EXO 25:21 · EXO 25:22 · EXO 26:33 · EXO 26:34 · EXO 30:6 · EXO 30:26 · EXO 31:7 · EXO 35:12 · EXO 37:1 · EXO 37:5 · EXO 37:5 · EXO 39:35 · EXO 40:3 · EXO 40:3 · EXO 40:5 · EXO 40:20 · EXO 40:20 · EXO 40:20 · EXO 40:21 · EXO 40:21 · LEV 16:2 · NUM 3:31 · NUM 4:5 · NUM 7:89 · NUM 10:33 · NUM 10:35 · NUM 14:44 · DEU 10:1 · DEU 10:2 · DEU 10:3 · DEU 10:5 · DEU 10:8 · DEU 31:9 · DEU 31:25 · DEU 31:26 · JOS 3:3 · JOS 3:6 · JOS 3:6 · JOS 3:8 · JOS 3:11 · JOS 3:13 · JOS 3:14 · JOS 3:15 · JOS 3:15 · JOS 3:17 · JOS 4:5 · JOS 4:7 · JOS 4:9 · JOS 4:10 · JOS 4:11 · JOS 4:16 · JOS 4:18 · JOS 6:4 · JOS 6:6 · JOS 6:6 · JOS 6:7 · JOS 6:8 · JOS 6:9 · JOS 6:11 · JOS 6:12 · JOS 6:13 · JOS 6:13 · JOS 7:6 · JOS 8:33 · JOS 8:33 · JDG 20:27 · 1SA 3:3 · 1SA 4:3 · 1SA 4:4 · 1SA 4:4 · 1SA 4:5 · 1SA 4:6 · 1SA 4:11 · 1SA 4:13 · 1SA 4:17 · 1SA 4:18 · 1SA 4:19 · 1SA 4:21 · 1SA 4:22 · 1SA 5:1 · 1SA 5:2 · 1SA 5:3 · 1SA 5:4 · 1SA 5:7 · 1SA 5:8 · 1SA 5:8 · 1SA 5:8 · 1SA 5:10 · 1SA 5:10 · 1SA 5:10 · 1SA 5:11 · 1SA 6:1 · 1SA 6:2 · 1SA 6:3 · 1SA 6:8 · 1SA 6:11 · 1SA 6:13 · 1SA 6:15 · 1SA 6:18 · 1SA 6:19 · 1SA 6:21 · 1SA 7:1 · 1SA 7:1 · 1SA 7:2 · 1SA 14:18 · 1SA 14:18 · 2SA 6:2 · 2SA 6:3 · 2SA 6:4 · 2SA 6:4 · 2SA 6:6 · 2SA 6:7 · 2SA 6:9 · 2SA 6:10 · 2SA 6:11 · 2SA 6:12 · 2SA 6:12 · 2SA 6:13 · 2SA 6:15 · 2SA 6:16 · 2SA 6:17 · 2SA 7:2 · 2SA 11:11 · 2SA 15:24 · 2SA 15:24 · 2SA 15:25 · 2SA 15:29 · 1KI 2:26 · 1KI 3:15 · 1KI 6:19 · 1KI 8:1 · 1KI 8:3 · 1KI 8:4 · 1KI 8:5 · 1KI 8:6 · 1KI 8:7 · 1KI 8:7 · 1KI 8:9 · 1KI 8:21 · 1CH 6:16 · 1CH 13:3 · 1CH 13:5 · 1CH 13:6 · 1CH 13:7 · 1CH 13:9 · 1CH 13:10 · 1CH 13:12 · 1CH 13:13 · 1CH 13:14 · 1CH 15:1 · 1CH 15:2 · 1CH 15:2 · 1CH 15:3 · 1CH 15:12 · 1CH 15:14 · 1CH 15:15 · 1CH 15:23 · 1CH 15:24 · 1CH 15:24 · 1CH 15:25 · 1CH 15:26 · 1CH 15:27 · 1CH 15:28 · 1CH 15:29 · 1CH 16:1 · 1CH 16:4 · 1CH 16:6 · 1CH 16:37 · 1CH 16:37 · 1CH 17:1 · 1CH 22:19 · 1CH 28:2 · 1CH 28:18 · 2CH 1:4 · 2CH 5:2 · 2CH 5:4 · 2CH 5:5 · 2CH 5:6 · 2CH 5:7 · 2CH 5:8 · 2CH 5:8 · 2CH 5:9 · 2CH 5:10 · 2CH 6:11 · 2CH 6:41 · 2CH 8:11 · 2CH 35:3 · PSA 132:8 · JER 3:16

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֲרוֹן, c. art. הָאָרוֹן, הָאָרֹן 203 n.m. chest, ark chest, for money-offerings

sarcophagus, mummy-case

chest, ark in tabernacle & temple

base

Bible Occurrences (174)

50:26

25:10 25:14 25:15 25:16 25:21 25:22 26:33 26:34 30:6 30:26 31:7 35:12 37:1 37:5 39:35 40:3 40:5 40:20 40:21

16:2

3:31 4:5 7:89 10:33 10:35 14:44

10:1 10:2 10:3 10:5 10:8 31:9 31:25 31:26

3:3 3:6 3:8 3:11 3:13 3:14 3:15 3:17 4:5 4:7 4:9 4:10 4:11 4:16 4:18 6:4 6:6 6:7 6:8 6:9 6:11 6:12 6:13 7:6 8:33

20:27

3:3 4:3 4:4 4:5 4:6 4:11 4:13 4:17 4:18 4:19 4:21 4:22 5:1 5:2 5:3 5:4 5:7 5:8 5:10 5:11 6:1 6:2 6:3 6:8 6:11 6:13 6:15 6:18 6:19 6:21 7:1 7:2 14:18

6:2 6:3 6:4 6:6 6:7 6:9 6:10 6:11 6:12 6:13 6:15 6:16 6:17 7:2 11:11 15:24 15:25 15:29

2:26 3:15 6:19 8:1 8:3 8:4 8:5 8:6 8:7 8:9 8:21

12:9 12:10

6:31 13:3 13:5 13:6 13:7 13:9 13:10 13:12 13:13 13:14 15:1 15:2 15:3 15:12 15:14 15:15 15:23 15:24 15:25 15:26 15:27 15:28 15:29 16:1 16:4 16:6 16:37 17:1 22:19 28:2 28:18

1:4 5:2 5:4 5:5 5:6 5:7 5:8 5:9 5:10 6:11 6:41 8:11 24:8 24:10 24:11 35:3

132:8

3:16

Genesis 50:26

So Joseph died at the age of 110....... And they embalmed [his body] and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

Exodus 25:10

And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 25:14

Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry [it] -.

Exodus 25:15

The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed -.

Exodus 25:16

And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

Exodus 25:21

Set the mercy seat atop... the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

Exodus 25:22

And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites....

Exodus 26:33

And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place... from the Most Holy Place....