ארון

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ארון

/ʔaˈroːn/
/ʔɔːˈroːn/
[ʔɔˑˈʀoː.on]
/ʔɔˈrøn/
[ʔɔːˈrøːn]
/(ʔ)ɒˈron/ Persian
/aˈʁ̞ojn/
/(ʔ)aˈʁon/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʾarān- or *ʾirān-. Cognate to Phoenician 𐤀𐤓𐤍 (ʾrn).

Sense 4 is a semantic loan from English expressions like in the closet.

noun אָרוֹן · arón · אֲרוֹנוֹת · אֲרוֹן־

cupboard, closet, cabinet, or similar piece of furniture איפה ארון הספרים?
coffin or casket וַיָּמָת יוֹסֵף בֶּן־מֵאָה וָעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וַיַּחַנְטוּ אֹתוֹ וַיִּישֶׂם בָּאָרוֹן בְּמִצְרָיִם׃
slang stripe (one of the bars on the shoulders of Israeli military uniforms to indicate junior officer ranks (with more bars indicating a higher rank)) המפקדת שלי קצינה עם שני ארונות, היא סגן.
slang, in definite forms closet (the metaphorical closet in which persons who are secretly LGBT are imagined to reside)

In English

closet furniture
cupboard enclosed storage
ark large box
coffin box in which a dead person is buried
cabinet storage closet

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"ארון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ארון},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}