אֲרוֹן
ʾărôn
chest
Strong's H727NounHebrewTWOT 166a

אֲרוֹן (ʾărôn) is a Hebrew noun meaning chest. It appears 202 times in 15 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H727).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 166a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 166a)chest, ark; sarcophagus, mummy-case; box; coffin
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אֲרוֹן noun, masculine: chest, ark

Strong's H727 אָרוֹן: a box
KJV:ark, chest, coffin.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 166: ארן ʾrn — Root of: אֲרוֹן chest, ark

See it in Scripture

Genesis 50:26Exodus 25:10Leviticus 16:2

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