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Lexicon :: Strong's H727 - 'ārôn

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אָרוֹן
Transliteration
'ārôn
Pronunciation
aw-rone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָרָה (H717) (in the sense of gathering)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 166a

Strong’s Definitions

אָרוֹן ʼârôwn, aw-rone'; or אָרֹן ʼârôn; from H717 (in the sense of gathering); a box:—ark, chest, coffin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 202x

The KJV translates Strong's H727 in the following manner: ark (195x), chest (6x), coffin (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 202x
The KJV translates Strong's H727 in the following manner: ark (195x), chest (6x), coffin (1x).

  1. chest, ark

    1. money chest

    2. Ark of the Covenant

  2. (TWOT) coffin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָרוֹן ʼârôwn, aw-rone'; or אָרֹן ʼârôn; from H717 (in the sense of gathering); a box:—ark, chest, coffin.
STRONGS H727: Abbreviations
אֲרוֺן, with article הָאָרוֺן, הָאָרֹן 203 noun masculineExodus 35:12 (feminine1 Samuel 4:17; 2 Chronicles 8:11) chest, ark (Phoenician ארן, sarcophagus, Assyrian êrênu (& êrû) chest ZimBP 6, 22, Arabic إِرَانً, chest, so Aramaic axnuvRAf  , also Nabataean ארנא, Vogp. 102, Phoenician; Mishna also plural ארונות) — only singular; absolute † אֲרוֺן 2 Kings 12:10 2 Chronicles 24:8; with article הָאָרוֺן Deuteronomy 10:2 — Exodus Leviticus Numbers where הָאָרֹן (Exodus 25:14 (twice in verse) + 13 times Exodus; Leviticus 16:2; Numbers 3:31; Numbers 10:35); construct אֲרוֺן Exodus 25:10 +, אֲרֹן Exodus 30:6; Numbers 4:5; Numbers 7:89 —
†1. chest, for money-offerings 2 Kings 12:10; 2 Kings 12:11; 2 Chronicles 24:8, 10, 11 (twice in verse).
†2. sarcophagus, mummy-case of Joseph Genesis 50:26 (E).
3. chest, ark in tabernacle & temple, containing tables of law, with cherubim above, the especially seat of י׳ among his people, only Hexateuch (71 times) Samuel (61 times) Kings (12 times) & Chronicles (48 times) + Judges 20:27; Jeremiah 3:16; Psalm 132:8; used alone & in various combinations (compare SeyringZAW 1891, 114 f.).
a. indefinite אֲרוֺן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים an ark of shittim-wood Exodus 25:10; Deuteronomy 10:3 compare Deuteronomy 10:1.
b. def. הָא׳ Exodus 25:14 + 54 times (Hexateuch P, except Joshua J E; Samuel Kings Chronicles).
c. יהוה א׳ Joshua 4:11 + 32 times Joshua (J E D) Samuel Kings Chronicles.
d. א׳ אֱלֹהִים † 1 Samuel 3:3; 1 Samuel 4:11; הָאֱלֹהִים א׳ 1 Samuel 4:13 + 32 times Samuel, Chronicles (but 1 Samuel 14:18 (twice in verse) read הָאֵפוֺד Greek Version of the LXX We Dr), compare אֱלֹהֵינוּ א׳ † 1 Chronicles 13:3.
e. אלהי יִשְׂרָאֵל א׳ 1 Samuel 5:7 + 6 times Samuel, term used only by Philistines; יהוה אלהי יִשְׂרָאֵל א׳ † 1 Chronicles 15:12, 14; יהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם א׳ † Joshua 4:5 (JE); א׳ אֲדֹנָי יהוה † 1 Kings 2:26; יחוה אֲדוֺן כָּל־הָאָרֶץ א׳ † Joshua 3:13 (J E D) compare אדון כל־הארץ [הברית] א׳ Joshua 3:11, where הברית (with article) is probably interpolated, see Di; only once & late the long phrase האלהים יהוה יוֺשֵׁב א׳ הַכְּרוּבִים אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא־שֵׁם 1 Chronicles 13:6.
f. in combination with בְּרִית, largely D & under D's influence; ארון הַבְּרִית ark of the covenant † Joshua 3:6 (twice in verse); Joshua 3:8; Joshua 4:9; Joshua 6:6 (all J E D); בְּרִית יהוה א׳ Numbers 10:33; Numbers 14:44 (both J) Deuteronomy 10:8; Deuteronomy 31:9, 25; Joshua 4:7, 18; Joshua 6:8; Joshua 8:33; Jeremiah 3:16 + 17 times Samuel Kings Chronicles; once longer צְבָאוֺת ישֵׁב הַכְּרֻבִים בְּרִית י׳ א׳ † 1 Samuel 4:4; also בְּרִית הָאֱלֹהִים א׳ † Judges 20:27; 1 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 15:24; 1 Chronicles 16:6; & אלהיכם בְּרִית א׳ א׳ Deuteronomy 31:26; Joshua 3:3.
g. אֲרוֺן הָעֵדוּת ark of the testimony, only in P, corresponding to בְּרִית א׳ (compare Di on Exodus 25:16), Exodus 25:22 + 8 times Exodus; Numbers 4:5; Numbers 7:84; Joshua 4:16.
h. † הַקֹּדֶשׁ א׳ 2 Chronicles 35:3.
i. עֻזֶּךָ֑ א׳ the ark of thy strength 2 Chronicles 6:41; Psalm 132:8. — (compare also tables given by Seyringl.c.& his theory as to earliest designation of ark.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

50:26

Exodus

25:10; 25:10; 25:14; 25:14; 25:16; 25:22; 30:6; 35:12

Leviticus

16:2

Numbers

3:31; 4:5; 4:5; 7:84; 7:89; 10:33; 10:35; 14:44

Deuteronomy

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

Joshua

3:3; 3:6; 3:8; 3:11; 3:13; 4:5; 4:7; 4:9; 4:11; 4:16; 4:18; 6:6; 6:8; 8:33

Judges

20:27; 20:27

1 Samuel

3:3; 4:4; 4:4; 4:11; 4:13; 4:17; 5:7; 14:18

2 Samuel

15:24

1 Kings

2:26

2 Kings

12:10; 12:10; 12:11

1 Chronicles

13:3; 13:6; 15:12; 15:14; 16:6

2 Chronicles

6:41; 8:11; 24:8; 24:8; 24:10; 24:11; 35:3

Psalms

132:8; 132:8

Jeremiah

3:16; 3:16

H727

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H727 matches the Hebrew אָרוֹן ('ārôn),
which occurs 26 times in 19 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:10 - And they shall make an ark H727 of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14 - And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, H727 that the ark H727 may be borne with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15 - The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: H727 they shall not be taken from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:16 - And thou shalt put into the ark H727 the testimony which I shall give thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; H727 and in the ark H727 thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark H727 of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark H727 of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34 - And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark H727 of the testimony in the most holy place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark H727 of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26 - And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark H727 of the testimony,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark H727 of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - The ark, H727 and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 - And Bezaleel made the ark H727 of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, H727 to bear the ark. H727

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:35 - The ark H727 of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:3 - And thou shalt put therein the ark H727 of the testimony, and cover the ark H727 with the vail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:5 - And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark H727 of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - And he took and put the testimony into the ark, H727 and set the staves on the ark, H727 and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: H727

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:21 - And he brought the ark H727 into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark H727 of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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