What does אָרוֹן · עֵדוּת mean in the Bible?
אָרוֹן · עֵדוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ark of the testimony".
Hebrew · H727, H5715
אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת
A box · testimony
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אָרוֹן H727 a box
Pronunciation ʾārwōn
Sacred container for covenant objects; the ark embodies God's presence and promise within Israel's worship
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עֵדוּת H5715 testimony
Pronunciation ʿēdût
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What does אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת (aron ha'edut) mean in the Bible?
אָרוֹן · עֵדוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ark of the testimony".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H727, H5715?
H727, H5715 is connected to 261 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ark of the testimony
Strong's H727, H5715
Lexical occurrences 261 verses Source Gloss
ark of the testimony
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת is built from this root:
אָרָה H717
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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