ALL meanings of ark
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A a - singular noun ark In the Bible, the ark was a large boat which Noah built in order to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood. 3
- noun ark the vessel that Noah built and in which he saved himself, his family, and a number of animals and birds during the Flood (Genesis 6–9) 3
- noun ark a place or thing offering shelter or protection 3
- noun ark a chest, box, or coffer 3
- noun ark the cupboard at the front of a synagogue, usually in the eastern wall, in which the Torah scrolls are kept 3
- noun ark the most sacred symbol of God's presence among the Hebrew people, carried in their journey from Sinai to the Promised Land (Canaan) and eventually enshrined in the holy of holies of the Temple in Jerusalem 3
- abbreviation ARK Arkansas 3
- noun ark a chest or coffer 3
- noun ark an enclosure in a synagogue or temple for the scrolls of the Torah 3
- noun ark a place or thing furnishing protection; refuge 3
- noun ark the huge boat in which Noah, his family, and two of every kind of creature survived the Flood: Gen. 6 3
- noun ark ark of the covenant 3
- noun ark a large, flat-bottomed boat formerly used on rivers 3
- noun ark Noah's Ark: biblical boat 1
- noun ark sacred container 1
- noun ark (in the Bible) the ship built by Noah to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood; Noah's ark. 1
- noun ark (sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9. 1
- noun ark Also called ark of the covenant. a chest or box containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, carried by the Israelites in their wanderings in the desert after the Exodus: the most sacred object of the tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem, where it was kept in the holy of holies. 1
- noun ark a place of protection or security; refuge; asylum. 1
- noun ark (initial capital letter) Judaism. Holy Ark. 1
- noun ark a flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. 1
- noun ark Nautical. life car. 1
- noun ark Archaic. a chest or box. 1
- noun ark A large box with a flat lid. 0
- noun ark (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. 0
- noun ark Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge. 0
- noun ark A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom. 0
- noun ark (Judaism) A consecrated container. 0