The meaning of “אֲרִיאֵל”
Understanding ʼĂrîyʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as אֲרִיאֵל Ariel. - § Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" - Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also...
אֲרִיאֵל
the same as אֲרִיאֵל Ariel. - § Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" - Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also the name of an Israelite 1) a name applied to Jerusalem 2) the name of a chief of the returning exiles
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 8:16 | “Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.” Word: אֲרִיאֵל (ʼĂrîyʼêl) | |
| Isaiah 29:1 | “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.” Word: אֲרִיאֵל (ʼĂrîyʼêl) | |
| Isaiah 29:2 | “Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.” Word: אֲרִיאֵל (ʼĂrîyʼêl) | |
| Isaiah 29:7 | “And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.” Word: אֲרִיאֵל (ʼĂrîyʼêl) |