Word Study · Strong's H712 · Hebrew
אַרְגָּז
argaz
ar-gawz'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼargâz
“a box (as a pannier)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a box (as a pannier)
Rendered in the KJV as
coffer.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בָאַרְגַּ֖ז1
- הָאַרְגַּ֗ז1
- הָאַרְגַּ֤ז1
How it is rendered · 2
- the box2
- in the box1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
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- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 6:8בָאַרְגַּ֖זvaargazpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularTake the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way,here: in the box
- 1 Samuel 6:11הָאַרְגַּ֗זhaargazthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.here: the box
- 1 Samuel 6:15הָאַרְגַּ֤זhaargazthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.here: the box