אֲרִי
Transliteration
'ărî
Pronunciation
ar-ee'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָרָה (H717) (in the sense of violence)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 158a

Strong’s Definitions

אֲרִי ʼărîy, ar-ee'; or (prolonged) אַרְיֵה ʼaryêh; from H717 (in the sense of violence); a lion:—(young) lion, pierce (from the margin).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H738 in the following manner: lion (79x), untranslated variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H738 in the following manner: lion (79x), untranslated variant (1x).

  1. lion

    1. pictures or images of lions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲרִי ʼărîy, ar-ee'; or (prolonged) אַרְיֵה ʼaryêh; from H717 (in the sense of violence); a lion:—(young) lion, pierce (from the margin).
STRONGS H738: Abbreviations
† אֲרִי noun masculineProverbs 28:15 lion (Assyrian aria, Ethiopic አርዊ፡ wild beast, compare also אַרְיֵה below) — אֲרִי Amos 3:12 13 times+ 2 Samuel 23:20 Qr (Kt אריה), Lamentations 3:10 (id.) + Psalm 22:17 (כָּֽאֲרִי for wh.rd כאדו = כָּרוּ compare De Pe Che critical note); plural אֲרָיִים 1 Kings 10:20; אֲרָיוֺת (also masculine) Zephaniah 3:3 16 times (feminine Jeremiah 51:38 ? but compare Judges 14:5); — lion, literal in narrative Judges 14:5; 1 Samuel 17:34, 36, 37; 2 Samuel 23:20 = 1 Chronicles 11:22; 2 Kings 17:25, 26; Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 26:13; Songs 4:8 compare Amos 3:12; Amos 5:19; lion-images 1 Kings 7:29 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:36; 1 Kings 10:19, 20 2 Chronicles 9:18, 19; in comparison Numbers 23:24; Numbers 24:9; Judges 14:18; Isaiah 38:13; Jeremiah 51:38; 2 Samuel 1:23; Ezekiel 22:5; Lamentations 3:10; metaphor Nahum 2:12; Zephaniah 3:3; Jeremiah 50:17; Ezekiel 19:2, 6; Proverbs 28:15. For כארי Psalm 22:17 read כארו, cf above. compare also אַרְיֵה below.

† אַרְיֵה noun masculineAmos 3:8 lion ( id. Syriac axYRAf  , compare also אֲרִי above) — only singular as above Amos 3:4 + 44 times + 2 Samuel 23:20 Kt (Qr אֲרִי) Lamentations 3:10 (id.); — lion, literal in narrative Judges 14:8 (twice in verse); Judges 14:9; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Kings 13:24 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:25, 26, 28 (with עמדים text error according to Klo):28; 1 Kings 20:36 (twice in verse) compare Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 35:9; Isaiah 65:25; in simile Genesis 49:9; 2 Samuel 17:10; Psalm 7:3; Psalm 10:9; Psalm 17:12; Psalm 22:14; Isaiah 21:8; Isaiah 31:4; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 12:8; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44; Lamentations 3:10 (Kt) Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:14; 1 Chronicles 12:8; Hosea 11:10; Joel 1:6; Micah 5:7, compare Amos 3:4, 8; Ecclesiastes 9:4; metaphor Genesis 49:9; Deuteronomy 33:22; Job 4:10; Psalm 22:22; Isaiah 15:9; Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:6; Nahum 2:12 (twice in verse); Nahum 2:13.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H744.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 49:9; Genesis 49:9

Numbers

Numbers 23:24; Numbers 24:9

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:22

Judges

Judges 14:5; Judges 14:5; Judges 14:8; Judges 14:9; Judges 14:18

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:34; 1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Samuel 17:37

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:23; 2 Samuel 17:10; 2 Samuel 23:20; 2 Samuel 23:20; 2 Samuel 23:20; 2 Samuel 23:20

1 Kings

1 Kings 7:29; 1 Kings 7:36; 1 Kings 10:19; 1 Kings 10:20; 1 Kings 10:20; 1 Kings 13:24; 1 Kings 13:25; 1 Kings 13:26; 1 Kings 13:28; 1 Kings 20:36

2 Kings

2 Kings 17:25; 2 Kings 17:26

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:22; 1 Chronicles 12:8

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:18; 2 Chronicles 9:19

Job

Job 4:10

Psalms

Psalms 7:3; Psalms 10:9; Psalms 17:12; Psalms 22:14; Psalms 22:17; Psalms 22:17; Psalms 22:22

Proverbs

Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 26:13; Proverbs 28:15; Proverbs 28:15

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 9:4

Song of Songs

Song of Songs 4:8

Isaiah

Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 15:9; Isaiah 21:8; Isaiah 31:4; Isaiah 35:9; Isaiah 38:13; Isaiah 65:25

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 12:8; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 50:44; Jeremiah 51:38; Jeremiah 51:38

Lamentations

Lamentations 3:10; Lamentations 3:10; Lamentations 3:10; Lamentations 3:10

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:14; Ezekiel 19:2; Ezekiel 19:6; Ezekiel 22:5

Hosea

Hosea 11:10

Joel

Joel 1:6

Amos

Amos 3:4; Amos 3:4; Amos 3:8; Amos 3:8; Amos 3:12; Amos 3:12; Amos 5:19

Micah

Micah 5:7

Nahum

Nahum 2:12; Nahum 2:12; Nahum 2:13

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:3; Zephaniah 3:3