aron kodesh
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. "Literally, "holy ark"." (JPS)
Example Sentences
"The aron hakodesh stores the synagogue's Torah."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
ארון קודש
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
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- View More
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
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Alternative Spellings
ahron kodesh
Notes
Often shortened to simply 'aron'.
See also ark.
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