ark

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A large box with a flat lid.
2. Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
3. Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
4. The body as a vessel.
5. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
6. The Ark of the Covenant.
7. A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

Concepten

ark

kist

📦

Synoniemen

chest

Noah’s ark

box

📦

coffer

destroy

duct

flute

🪈

groove

gutter

launder

sheet

signature

slot

socket

sulcus

tank

vessel

wreck

Ark

driving slot

arch

ark clam

boat

⛵

canal

case

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɑːk/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“I enclose”).