ark

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A large box with a flat lid.
  2. (Judaism) 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. (figuratively) The body as a vessel.
  5. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
  6. (Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.
  7. (Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɑːk/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

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

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