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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 202 times in 174 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 50:26–Jos 4:18)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:26 - So Joseph died at the age of 110 years; and they embalmed him, and he was placed in a coffin H727 in Egypt.

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“And they shall make an ark H727 of acacia wood two and a half [fn]cubits [fn]long, and one and a half cubits [fn]wide, and one and a half cubits [fn]high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14 - “You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark H727, to carry the ark H727 with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15 - “The poles shall [fn]remain in the rings of the ark H727; they shall not be removed from it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:16 - “You shall put into the ark H727 the testimony which I shall give you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - “You shall put the mercy seat [fn]on top of the ark H727, and in the ark H727 you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - “There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark H727 of the testimony, I will speak to you about all which I will command you for the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - “You shall [fn]hang up the veil under the clasps, and you shall bring in the ark H727 of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall separate for you the holy place and the Holy of Holies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34 - “You shall put the mercy seat on the ark H727 of the testimony in the Holy of Holies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - “You shall put [fn]this altar in front of the veil that is [fn]near the ark H727 of the testimony, in front of the [fn]mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26 - “And with it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark H727 of the testimony,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - the tent of meeting, and the ark H727 of testimony, and the [fn]mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - the ark H727 and its poles, the [fn]mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 -

And Bezalel made the ark H727 of acacia wood; its length was two and a half [fn]cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark H727 to carry [fn]it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:35 - the ark H727 of the testimony and its poles and the [fn]mercy seat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:3 - “You shall place the ark H727 of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark H727 with the veil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:5 - “Moreover, you shall set the gold altar of incense before the ark H727 of the testimony and set up the veil for the doorway to the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark H727 and [fn]attached the poles to the ark H727 and put the [fn]mercy seat [fn]on top of the ark H727.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:21 - He brought the ark H727 into the tabernacle and placed the veil of the screen and screened off the ark H727 of the testimony, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - And Yahweh said to Moses:

“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the [fn]mercy seat which is on the ark H727, so that he will not die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - Now their responsibility involved the ark H727, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all the service [fn]concerning them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:5 -

“And when the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark H727 of the testimony with it;

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Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the [fn]mercy seat that was on the ark H727 of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:33 -

Thus they set out from the mount of Yahweh three days’ journey, with the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh journeying in front of them for the [fn]three days, to spy out a resting place for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 -

Then it happened when the ark H727 set out that Moses said,

“Rise up, O Yahweh!

And let Your enemies be scattered,

And let those who hate You flee [fn]before You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:44 - But they went up heedlessly to the [fn]ridge of the hill country; neither the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh nor Moses moved from the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:1 -

“At that time Yahweh said to me, ‘Carve out for yourself two tablets of stone like the former ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark H727 of wood for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:2 - ‘And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you shattered, and you shall put them in the ark H727.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3 - “So I made an ark H727 of acacia wood and carved out two tablets of stone like the former ones and went up on the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:5 - “Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark H727 which I had made; and there they are, as Yahweh commanded me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh, to stand before Yahweh to minister for Him and to bless in His name to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9 -

So Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carried the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:25 - that Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26 - “Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh your God, that it may be there as a witness against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:3 - and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:6 - And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Carry the ark H727 of the covenant and cross over ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark H727 of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:8 - “Moreover, you shall command the priests who are carrying the ark H727 of the covenant, saying, ‘When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:11 - “Behold, the ark H727 of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over ahead of you into the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:13 - “And it will be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark H727 of Yahweh, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, and the waters which are [fn]flowing down from above [fn]will stand in one heap.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:14 -

So it happened that when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan with the priests carrying the ark H727 of the covenant before the people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - and when those who carried the ark H727 came into the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark H727 were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the days of harvest),

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17 - And the priests who carried the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground until all the nation had completed crossing the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - and Joshua said to them, “[fn]Cross again before the ark H727 of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you carry a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:7 - then you shall say to them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.’ So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9 - But Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark H727 of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10 - Now the priests who carried the ark H727 were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that Yahweh had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. And the people hurried and crossed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:11 - And it happened when all the people had completed crossing, that the ark H727 of Yahweh and the priests crossed before the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:16 - “Command the priests who carry the ark H727 of the testimony that they come up from the Jordan.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - So it happened when the priests who carried the ark H727 of the covenant of Yahweh had come up from the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were [fn]lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went over all its banks as before.

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