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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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:26 - And Joseph died, aged an hundred and ten years; and [fn]they prepared his corpse, and put him in a coffin in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:10 - And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14 - And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15 - The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:16

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - And thou shalt put the veil on the posts, and thou shalt carry in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a separation for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34 - And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - And thou shalt set it before the veil that is over the ark of the testimonies, wherein I will make myself known to thee from thence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26 - And thou shalt anoint with it the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the tabernacle of witness,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the covenant, and the propitiatory that is upon it, and the furniture of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - and the ark of the testimony, and its staves, and its propitiatory, and the veil,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 - (LXX 38:1) And Beseleel made the ark,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - (LXX 38:4) wide enough for the staves, so that men should bear [fn]the ark with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:3 - and thou shalt place in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:5 - And thou shalt place the golden altar, to burn incense before the ark; and thou shalt put a covering of a veil on the door of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - And he took the testimonies, and put them into the ark; and he put the staves [fn]by the sides of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:21 - And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and put on it the covering of the veil, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, and let him not come in at all times into the holy place within the veil before the propitiatory, which is upon the ark of the testimony, and he shall not die; for I will appear in a cloud on the propitiatory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:5 - And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp is about to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it the ark of the testimony.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89 - When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness to speak to [fn]God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubs; and he spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:33 - And they departed from the mount of the Lord a three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them a three days' journey to provide rest for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 - (LXX 10:34) And it came to pass when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Arise, O Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered: let all that hate thee flee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:44 - And having forced their passage, they went up to the top of the mountain; but the ark of the covenant of the Lord and Moses stirred not out of the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:1 - At that time the Lord said to me, Hew for thyself two stone tables as the first, and come up to me into the mountain, and thou shalt make for thyself an ark of wood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:2 - And thou shalt write upon the tables the words which were on the first tables which thou didst break, and thou shalt put them into the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3 - So I made an ark of boards of incorruptible wood, and I hewed tables of stone like the first, and I went up to the mountain, and the two tables were in my hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:5 - And I turned and came down from the mountain, and I put the tables into the ark which I had made; and there they were, as the Lord commanded me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand near before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9 - And Moses wrote the words of this law in a book, and gave it to the priests the sons of Levi who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to the elders of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:25 - then he charged the Levites who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26 - Take the book of this law, and ye shall put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God; and it shall be there [fn]among you for a testimony.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:3 - and they charged the people, saying, When ye shall see the ark of the covenant of the Lord our God, and our priests and the Levites bearing it, ye shall depart from your places, and ye shall go after it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:6 - And Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and go before the people: and the priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and went before the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:8 - And now charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, As soon as ye shall enter on a part of the water of Jordan, then ye shall stand in Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:11 - Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:13 - And it shall come to pass, when the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth rest in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan below shall fail, and the water coming down from above shall stop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:14 - And the people removed from their tents to cross over Jordan, and the priests bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord before the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan; (now Jordan [fn]overflowed all its banks [fn]about the time of wheat harvest:)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17 - And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood on dry land in the midst of Jordan; and all the children of Israel went through on dry land, until all the people had completely gone over Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - said to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:7 - then thou mayest explain to thy son, saying, The river Jordan was [fn]dried up from before the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth, when it passed it: and these stones shall be for a memorial for you for the children of Israel for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9 - And Joshua set also other twelve stones in Jordan itself, in the place that was under the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and there they are to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10 - And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant stood in Jordan, until Joshua had finished all that the Lord commanded him to report to the people; and the people hasted and passed over.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:11 - And it came to pass when all the people had passed over, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:16 - Charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the testimony of the Lord, to go up out of Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - And it came to pass when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were gone up out of Jordan, and set their feet upon the land, that the water of Jordan returned impetuously to its place, and went as before over all its banks.

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