H738 - אֲרִי (ʼărîy)

H738 אֲרִי (ʼărîy) ar-ee'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

a lion

Derivation: or (prolonged) []; from H717 (אָרָה) (in the sense of violence);

KJV Usage: (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).

TWOT Reference: 158a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) lion

1a) pictures or images of lions

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1475 G3023

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אַרְיֵה / אֲרִי ărý̂y / aryêh BDB Definition: 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H717 (in the sense of violence) Same Word by TWOT Number: 158a Total KJV Occurrences: 80

Bible Occurrences (71)

49:9

23:24 24:9

33:22

14:5 14:8 14:9 14:18

17:34 17:36 17:37

1:23 17:10 23:20

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

17:25 17:26

11:22 12:8

9:18 9:19

4:10

7:2 10:9 17:12 22:13 22:16 22:21

22:13 26:13 28:15

9:4

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

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

3:10

1:10 10:14 19:2 19:6 22:25

11:10

1:6

3:4 3:8 3:12 5:19

5:8

2:11 2:12

3:3

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches [and] lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

Numbers 23:24

Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.

Numbers 24:9

He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness— who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.

Deuteronomy 33:22

Concerning Dan he said: Dan [is] a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.

Judges 14:5

Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion... came roaring at him,

Judges 14:8

When [Samson] returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in [it]... was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.

Judges 14:9

So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along.... And when he returned to his father... and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

Judges 14:18

Before sunset... on the seventh day, the men of the city said to [Samson]: What is sweeter than honey? And what [is] stronger than a lion? So he said to them: If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!