- Original: κιβωτός - Transliteration: Kibotos - Phonetic: kib-o-tos' - Definition: 1. a wooden chest or box 2. in the NT the ark of the covenant, in the temple at Jerusalem 3. of Noah's vessel built in the form of an ark - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of uncertain derivative; a box that is the sacred ark and that of Noah: - ark. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • ark, 4 Hebrews 9:4; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20; Revelation 11:19