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  "id": "ark",
  "name": "Ark of the Covenant",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Sacred covenant chest of the tabernacle/temple.",
  "biblicalUse": "Ark of the Covenant is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 25:10",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 25,
      "verse": 10,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/25/#exodus-25-10",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "tabernacle",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Hebrews 9:4",
      "book": "Hebrews",
      "chapter": 9,
      "verse": 4,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/hebrews/9/#hebrews-9-4",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "theology",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "temple-objects",
      "title": "Temple and Worship Objects in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/temple-objects/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/ark/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/ark/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G2787",
      "H727"
    ],
    "matches": [
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        "itemId": "ark",
        "itemName": "Ark of the Covenant",
        "reference": "Exodus 25:10",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 25:10",
        "book": "Exodus",
        "chapter": 25,
        "verse": 10,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/25/#exodus-25-10",
        "tokenText": "an ark",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H727"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H727"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H727",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "ark",
        "matchTermNormalized": "ark",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H727"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "ark",
        "itemName": "Ark of the Covenant",
        "reference": "Hebrews 9:4",
        "localKjvReference": "Hebrews 9:4",
        "book": "Hebrews",
        "chapter": 9,
        "verse": 4,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/hebrews/9/#hebrews-9-4",
        "tokenText": "the ark",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3588",
          "G2787"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G2787"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G2787",
        "morph": "robinson:T-ASF robinson:N-ASF",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "την",
          "κιβωτον"
        ],
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        "matchTermNormalized": "ark",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
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        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
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    "occurrenceCount": 195,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 180,
    "bookCount": 20,
    "strongs": [
      "G2787",
      "H727"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "broad lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "This entry follows a wider set of related Strong’s numbers; use the listed references and tooltip context to narrow the study.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 180,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 195,
    "bookCount": 20
  }
}