aron kodesh

Pronunciations

Aron Kodesh	(AH-ron KO-desh)
Aron Kodesh	(ah-RONE ko-DESH)

Definitions

• n. "Literally, "holy ark"." (JPS)
  

Example Sentences

• "The aron hakodesh stores the synagogue's Torah."
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• ארון קודש
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

ahron kodesh