ark
Pronunciations
| ark | (ARK) | listen |
Definitions
n. The cabinet at the front of an Ashkenazic synagogue that holds the Torah scroll.
Example Sentences
"The bar mitzvah boy will put the Torah back in the ark."
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Languages of Origin
- English
Who Uses This
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
Regions
- North America
- Australia / New Zealand
- Great Britain
- South Africa
Dictionaries
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
Notes
See also aron kodesh.
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