the ark
noun [S] (BOX) /ɑːk/
/ɑːrk/ Definition
the Ark of the Covenant (also the Ark) › (in the Bible) a wooden box that contained the writings of Jewish law, and that represented to the people of Israel the idea of God being present and leading themThe Bible - people, events and placesJudaism
(Definition of the ark noun (BOX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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