ark

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɑːk/

Noun

Judaism

A large box with a flat lid. / (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

Japanese Meaning

大きな箱（平らな蓋付きの箱） / ノアの箱舟（ユダヤ教、キリスト教、イスラム教において、ノアが家族と動物たちを救うために建造した船）

What is this buttons?

I stored the family silver in an old ark in the attic.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

屋根裏の古い蓋付きの箱に家族の銀器をしまった。

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Sense（1）

A large box with a flat lid.

Sense（2）

In the midrash about Noah it says that Noah had a stone which, when held up in the darkness of the ark, would change color when the sun was shining outside.

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Sense（3）

Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge

Sense（4）

A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.

Sense（5）

(Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.

Sense（6）

(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

arks

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