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ark

ark

74 8.3
A large boat Noah built to save his family and animals from the flood
  • noun
  • /ɑrk/
  • Literature
: arca
  • You got us all talking about how Noah got all the animals on the ark.
  • Noah's ark
  • find the ark
  • ark seekers

This is Noah's ark from the Bible.

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Examples

  • Noah, being warned by God of things not seen as yet... prepared an ark... for the savin' of his house... by which he condemned all others.

  • Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark" (Gen. 7:21).

    Academic text (2001)
  • Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.

    Blog text (26)
  • First, we need to discover where the ark landed after the great flood.

    Blog text (25)
  • This is Noah's ark from the Bible.

  • The Church is like Noah's ark for us; we must be inside it to escape from perishing.

    Blog text (8)
  • He's building an ark.

  • Noah built a large ark to protect his family and the animals from the flood.

  • After the rain began, Noah and his family waited safely inside the ark until the waters receded.

  • The story of Noah and the ark teaches us about faith and obedience.

Compounds

Ark of the Covenant
  • Literature
7 9.5

A sacred chest that ancient Hebrews kept and that held the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments

9.8

A sea animal with a heavy ridged shell in two parts that people sometimes eat

Surface Forms

ark singular
arks plural

Etymology

Ark comes from old words meaning 'box' or 'chest', such as Latin arca and Hebrew tebah, the word used for Noah's boat. So Noah's ark is like a big 'chest' that floated and saved people and animals.