H739 אֲרִיאֵל (ʼărîyʼêl) ar-ee-ale'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Ariel

Biblical Persons & Places

Ariel Warriors living at the time of Exile and Return

A group of warriors living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.20; referred to as Ariel or "hero" (KJV= "lionlike men, NIV= "mightiest warriors"") (אֲרִיאֵל).

Strong's Definition

lion of God; i.e. heroic

Derivation: or אֲרִאֵל; from H738 (אֲרִי) and H410 (אֵל);

KJV Usage: lionlike men.

TWOT Reference: 159a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) meaning uncertain

1a) (CLBL) possibly lion-like

1b) (BDB) possibly two sons of Ariel of Moab

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֲרִיאֵל (a.ri.el) — Ariel. A group living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.20 meaning uncertain 1a) (CLBL) possibly lion-like 1b) (BDB) possibly two sons of Ariel of Moab

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֲרִיאֵל (H0739 · H0740 · H0741) — אֲרִאֵיל, אֲרִאֵל

name

Soldiers | ≈ אֶרְאֵל

mighty warrior = soldier known for his extreme bravery, strength, and/or ability to fight; ◄ compared to a lion

2SA 23:20 · 1CH 11:22

noun m

Constructions | ≈ הַרְאֵל

altar-hearth = flat surface ◄ of the altar ► where the sacrifice is burned

EZK 43:15 · EZK 43:16

name

Names of People

Ariel = man; ◄ from Moab; ► father of two men that were killed by Benaiah son of Jehoiada

2SA 23:20 · 1CH 11:22

Names of People

Ariel = man; ► after exile

EZR 8:16

Names of Locations

Ariel = another name for Jerusalem

ISA 29:1 · ISA 29:1 · ISA 29:2 · ISA 29:2 · ISA 29:7

¹ 2SA 23:20 · 1CH 11:22 RSV NIV NJB REB GNT CEV [1a] | LXX NJPS NRSV "sons of Ariel" [2a] ² EZK 43:15 · EZK 43:16 MT-K אראיל | MT-Q אֲרִיאֵל

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֲרִיאֵל n. pr. f. (prob., v. Ew) Ariel (lioness of Ēl) name applied to Jerusalem

n. pr. m. a chief man among returning exiles

two sons of Ariel of Moab

& Qr

base

Bible Occurrences (2)

23:20

11:22

2 Samuel 23:20

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada [was] a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. [He] struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

1 Chronicles 11:22

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. [He] struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.