Ark of the Covenant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ark of the Covenant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ark of the Covenant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ark of the Covenant n (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments Synonym(s): Ark, Ark of the Covenant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ark \Ark\, n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. [?] to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. --Spenser. 2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the {Ark of the Covenant}. 3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. --Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge. 4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.