Meaning

7 senses
  1. A large box with a flat lid.

    сунду́кsundúk, кио́тkiót, киво́тkivót

  2. The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.

    Arche

    ковче́гkovčég

    ковче́гkovčéh

    a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood

  3. Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.

    the Ark of Bukhara

  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.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. With perseverance, even the snails boarded the ark.

    Маючи наполегливість, навіть равлики піднялися на борт ковчегу. — deniko

  2. And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

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  3. For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.

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  4. "What did the tigers eat on the ark?" "Dinosaurs."

  5. How many animals of each species were there on Moses' ark?

    ruСколько животных каждого вида было в ковчеге Моисея? — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Noah's ship:
Русский
By meaning 2
large box:
consecrated container:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Noah's ship:

Origin

From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer

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

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Forms

plural: arks
Singularark
Pluralarks

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments:Ark of the Covenant

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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