The meaning of “אֲרִי”
Understanding ʼărîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (prolonged) [ʼaryêh (ar-yay')]; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence) (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin)...
אֲרִי
or (prolonged) [ʼaryêh (ar-yay')]; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence) (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin). - a lion 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:9 | “Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?” Word: אֲרִי (ʼărîy) | |
| 2 Samuel 17:10 | “And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.” Word: אֲרִי (ʼărîy) | |
| Job 4:10 | “The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.” Word: אֲרִי (ʼărîy) | |
| Isaiah 31:4 | “For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.” Word: אֲרִי (ʼărîy) | |
| Joel 1:6 | “For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.” Word: אֲרִי (ʼărîy) |
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