(Hebrews 'aron, generally rendered "ark"), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chronicles 24:8, 10, 11). In Genesis 50:26 it is rendered "coffin." In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, genazim (plur.), is used. It there means "treasure-chests."

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

2. (n.) A coffin.

3. (n.) The part of the body enclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.

4. (n.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.

5. (n.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.

6. (v. i.) To deposit in a chest; to hoard.

7. (v. i.) To place in a coffin.

8. (n.) Strife; contention; controversy.