Lexicon :: Strong's H727 - 'ārôn

אָרוֹן

Transliteration

'ārôn

Pronunciation

aw-rone'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From אָרָה (H717) (in the sense of gathering)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 166a

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

chest, ark
1. money chest
2. Ark of the Covenant
(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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H727: Abbreviations

אֲרוֺן, with article הָאָרוֺן, הָאָרֹן ₂₀₃ noun masculine^{Exodus 35:12} (feminine^{1 Samuel 4:17; 2 Chronicles 8:11}) chest, ark (Phoenician ארן, sarcophagus, Assyrian êrênu (& êrû) chest Zim^{BP 6, 22}, Arabic إِرَانً, chest, so Aramaic axnuvRAf , also Nabataean ארנא, Vog^{p. 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 Seyring^{ZAW 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 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 Seyring^l.c.& his theory as to earliest designation of ark.)

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