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 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 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 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