ʼârôwn — H727

H727 · Hebrew — ארון

Pronunciation: aw-rone'

Other spellings: ʼârôn אָרֹן

Definition

masculine noun

a box

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

Usually translated as

ark, chest, coffin

Origin

or ʼârôn; from H717 (in the sense of gathering)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼârôwn occurs 202 times in 174 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (19), Leviticus (1), Numbers (6), Deuteronomy (8), Joshua (25), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (33), 2 Samuel (18), 1 Kings (11), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (31), 2 Chronicles (16), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A