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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. The Egyptians embalmed him, and his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:10 - “Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:14 - Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15 - These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:16 - When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,[fn] which I will give to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant[fn] in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34 - “Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant,[fn] in front of the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant.[fn] I will meet with you there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26 - Use this sacred oil to anoint the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - the Tabernacle;[fn]
the Ark of the Covenant;[fn]
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;
all the furnishings of the Tabernacle;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - the Ark and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 - Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:35 - the Ark of the Covenant[fn] and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:3 - Place the Ark of the Covenant[fn] inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:5 - “Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them[fn] inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:21 - Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - The LORD said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:5 - When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant[fn] with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:89

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89 - Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] The LORD spoke to him from there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:33 - They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the LORD, with the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 - And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:44 - But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant left the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:1 - “At that time the LORD said to me, ‘Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. Also make a wooden Ark—a sacred chest to store them in. Come up to me on the mountain,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:2 - and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3 - “So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the 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 the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the LORD commanded me. And the tablets are still there in the Ark.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant, and to stand before the LORD as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9 - So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant, and to the elders of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:25 - he gave this command to the Levites who carried the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26 - “Take this Book of Instruction and place it beside the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD your God, so it may remain there as a witness against the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:3 - giving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD your God, move out from your positions and follow them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:6 - In the morning Joshua said to the priests, “Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and lead the people across the river.” And so they started out and went ahead of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:8 - Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: ‘When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:11 - Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:13 - The priests will carry the Ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:14 - So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17 - Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - He told them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:7 - Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9 - Joshua also set up another pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant were standing. And they are there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10 - The priests who were carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the river until all of the LORD’s commands that Moses had given to Joshua were carried out. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the riverbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:11 - And when everyone was safely on the other side, the priests crossed over with the Ark of the LORD as the people watched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:16 - “Command the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant[fn] to come up out of the riverbed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - As soon as the priests carrying the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant came up out of the riverbed and their feet were on high ground, the water of the Jordan returned and overflowed its banks as before.

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