κιβωτόν,” [2 verses](noun sg fem acc) "Ark" is from kibotos, which means "box", "chest", and "coffer". The Greek word translated from the Hebrew tebah, which means "box" or "coffin". -- "The ark" is translated from a Greek word that means a "box", "chest," and "coffer." The Hebrew word translated as "ark" both for the boat Noah built and the papyrus boat of the baby Moses also means "box" or "coffin".