Cover, lid (of the ark of the covenant)

Definisjon

= a flat, rectangular object with two golden figures with wings on its top, made out of hammered gold, ► and used to cover the {L:Covenant Box<SDBH:אֲרֹון>}, which represented the presence of YHWH among his people; this is also the place where, once a year, on the Day of Atonement, blood from sacrificial animals was sprinkled; ≈ associated with atonement