English Dictionary

ark

/ɑːk/

noun

A large box with a flat lid. / (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

I placed the books in the ark to keep them safe.

意味（1）

A large box with a flat lid.

意味（2）

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

In the midrash about Noah it says that Noah had a stone which, when held up in the darkness of the ark, would change color when the sun was shining outside.

意味（3）

Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge

意味（4）

A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.

意味（5）

(Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.

意味（6）

(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.