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Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the Covenant proper noun: the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest, of the two tablets of law (the Ten Commandments) given to Moses by the Hebrew God.

Proper noun

Ark of the Covenant

  1. (Judaism) The sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest, of the two tablets of law (the Ten Commandments) given to Moses by the Hebrew God.
    • ¶ Then Solomon assembled the Elders of Israel, and all the heads of the Tribes, the chiefe of the fathers of the children of Israel vnto Ierusalem, to bring vp the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, out of the citie of Dauid, which is Zion.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 5:2
    • Indiana Jones: The city of Tannis is one of the possible resting places of the lost Ark.
      Eaton: The lost Ark?
      Jones: Yeah, the Ark of the Covenant, the chest the Hebrews used to carry around the Ten Commandments in.
      Musgrave: What do you mean the Ten Commandments? You mean the Ten...1981, 19:23 from the start, in Raiders of the Lost Ark (Action-adventure), →ISBN, →OCLC

Ark of the Covenant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

Ark of the Covenant in Hindi

the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest
वाचा का संदूक़ vācā kā sandūq

Ark of the Covenant in Tamil

the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest
உடன்படிக்கைப் பெட்டி uṭaṉpaṭikkaip peṭṭi, உடன்படிக்கைப் பேழை uṭaṉpaṭikkaip pēḻai

Ark of the Covenant in Telugu

the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest
నిబంధన మందసం nibandhana mandasaṁ

Ark of the Covenant in Malayalam

the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest
സാക്ഷ്യപേടകം sākṣyapēṭakaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
Ark of the Covenant in Tagalog
Kaban ng Tipan
Ark of the Covenant in Arabic
تَابُوت اَلْعَهْد tābūt al-ʕahd
Ark of the Covenant in Malay
Tabut Perjanjian
Ark of the Covenant in Indonesian
Tabut Perjanjian
Ark of the Covenant in Thai
หีบแห่งพันธสัญญา, หีบแห่งพระบัญญัติ

Questions about Ark of the Covenant

What does Ark of the Covenant mean?
Ark of the Covenant means the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest, of the two tablets of law (the Ten Commandments) given to Moses by the Hebrew God.
What is Ark of the Covenant in Hindi?
Ark of the Covenant in Hindi is वाचा का संदूक़ (vācā kā sandūq). See Ark of the Covenant meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ark of the Covenant?
Ark of the Covenant is a proper noun.

Words near Ark of the Covenant in the dictionary

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