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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, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:15 - The staffs shall be in the rings of the ark: 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 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; and in the ark 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 cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment to the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - And thou shalt hang the vail under the buttons, that thou mayst bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide to 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 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 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 with it, and the ark 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 of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is upon it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - The ark, and its staffs, 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 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 hight of it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:35 - The ark of the testimony, and its staffs, and the mercy-seat,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:3 - And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark 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 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, and set the staffs on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail, before the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark; that he may not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the hanging, and all the service of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:5 - And when the camp moveth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:89

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89 - And when Moses had entered into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking to him from off the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:33 - And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to seek a resting-place for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 - And it came to pass, when the ark moved forward, that Moses said, Arise, LORD, and let thy enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:44 - But they presumed to go up to the hill-top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of 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, Hew thee two tables of stone like the first, and come up to me upon the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3 - And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like the first, and ascended the mount, having the two tables in my hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:5 - And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the LORD commanded me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 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 before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9 - And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, 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 bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26 - Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:3 - And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:6 - And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:8 - And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye have come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:11 - Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:13 - And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in a heap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:14 - And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - And as they that bore the ark had come to Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest,)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17 - And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people had passed quite over Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:7 - Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9 - And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10 - For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:11 - And it came to pass, when all the people had quite passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests in the presence of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:16 - Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - And it came to pass, when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up upon the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned to their place, and flowed over all its banks, as they did before.

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