ʼărîyʼêl — H739
H739 · Hebrew — אריאל
Pronunciation: ar-ee-ale'
Other spellings: ʼăriʼêl אֲרִאֵל
Definition
masculine noun
lion of God; i.e. heroic
- meaning uncertain
- (CLBL) possibly lion-like
- (BDB) possibly two sons of Ariel of Moab
Usually translated as
lionlike men
Origin
or ʼăriʼêl; from H738 and H410
Occurrences
ʼărîyʼêl occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
- 2 Samuel 23:20 — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men (אֲרִאֵל֙) of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men (אֲרִיאֵל֙) of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
Strong's Lexicon — A