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Lexicon :: Strong's H738 - 'ărî

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אֲרִי
Transliteration
'ărî
Pronunciation
ar-ee'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָרָה (H717) (in the sense of violence)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 158a

Strong’s Definitions

אֲרִי ʼărîy, ar-ee'; or (prolonged) אַרְיֵה ʼaryêh; from H717 (in the sense of violence); a lion:—(young) lion, pierce (from the margin).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H738 in the following manner: lion (79x), untranslated variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H738 in the following manner: lion (79x), untranslated variant (1x).

  1. lion

    1. pictures or images of lions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲרִי ʼărîy, ar-ee'; or (prolonged) אַרְיֵה ʼaryêh; from H717 (in the sense of violence); a lion:—(young) lion, pierce (from the margin).
STRONGS H738: Abbreviations
† אֲרִי noun masculineProverbs 28:15 lion (Assyrian aria, Ethiopic አርዊ፡ wild beast, compare also אַרְיֵה below) — אֲרִי Amos 3:12 13 times+ 2 Samuel 23:20 Qr (Kt אריה), Lamentations 3:10 (id.) + Psalm 22:17 (כָּֽאֲרִי for wh.rd כאדו = כָּרוּ compare De Pe Che critical note); plural אֲרָיִים 1 Kings 10:20; אֲרָיוֺת (also masculine) Zephaniah 3:3 16 times (feminine Jeremiah 51:38 ? but compare Judges 14:5); — lion, literal in narrative Judges 14:5; 1 Samuel 17:34, 36, 37; 2 Samuel 23:20 = 1 Chronicles 11:22; 2 Kings 17:25, 26; Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 26:13; Songs 4:8 compare Amos 3:12; Amos 5:19; lion-images 1 Kings 7:29 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:36; 1 Kings 10:19, 20 2 Chronicles 9:18, 19; in comparison Numbers 23:24; Numbers 24:9; Judges 14:18; Isaiah 38:13; Jeremiah 51:38; 2 Samuel 1:23; Ezekiel 22:5; Lamentations 3:10; metaphor Nahum 2:12; Zephaniah 3:3; Jeremiah 50:17; Ezekiel 19:2, 6; Proverbs 28:15. For כארי Psalm 22:17 read כארו, cf above. compare also אַרְיֵה below.

† אַרְיֵה noun masculineAmos 3:8 lion (Targum id. Syriac axYRAf  , compare also אֲרִי above) — only singular as above Amos 3:4 + 44 times + 2 Samuel 23:20 Kt (Qr אֲרִי) Lamentations 3:10 (id.); — lion, literal in narrative Judges 14:8 (twice in verse); Judges 14:9; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Kings 13:24 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:25, 26, 28 (with עמדים text error according to Klo):28; 1 Kings 20:36 (twice in verse) compare Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 35:9; Isaiah 65:25; in simile Genesis 49:9; 2 Samuel 17:10; Psalm 7:3; Psalm 10:9; Psalm 17:12; Psalm 22:14; Isaiah 21:8; Isaiah 31:4; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 12:8; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44; Lamentations 3:10 (Kt) Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:14; 1 Chronicles 12:8; Hosea 11:10; Joel 1:6; Micah 5:7, compare Amos 3:4, 8; Ecclesiastes 9:4; metaphor Genesis 49:9; Deuteronomy 33:22; Job 4:10; Psalm 22:22; Isaiah 15:9; Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:6; Nahum 2:12 (twice in verse); Nahum 2:13.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H744.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:9; 49:9

Numbers

23:24; 24:9

Deuteronomy

33:22

Judges

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

1 Samuel

17:34; 17:36; 17:37

2 Samuel

1:23; 17:10; 23:20; 23:20; 23:20; 23:20

1 Kings

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

2 Kings

17:25; 17:26

1 Chronicles

11:22; 12:8

2 Chronicles

9:18; 9:19

Job

4:10

Psalms

7:3; 10:9; 17:12; 22:14; 22:17; 22:17; 22:22

Proverbs

22:13; 26:13; 28:15; 28:15

Ecclesiastes

9:4

Song of Songs

4:8

Isaiah

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

Jeremiah

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

Lamentations

3:10; 3:10; 3:10; 3:10

Ezekiel

1:10; 10:14; 19:2; 19:6; 22:5

Hosea

11:10

Joel

1:6

Amos

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

Micah

5:7

Nahum

2:12; 2:12; 2:13

Zephaniah

3:3; 3:3

H738

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Strong's Number H738 matches the Hebrew אֲרִי ('ărî),
which occurs 81 times in 71 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Jer 12:8–Zep 3:3)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:8 - “My inheritance has become to Me
Like a lion H738 in the forest;
She has [fn]roared against Me;
Therefore I have come to hate her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - “Behold, one will come up like a lion H738 from the [fn]thickets of the Jordan against [fn]a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:17 - “Israel is a scattered [fn]flock, the lions H738 have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - “Behold, one will come up like a lion H738 from the [fn]thicket of the Jordan to [fn]a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make them run away from it, and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand before Me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:38 - “They will roar together like young lions,
They will growl like lions’ H738 cubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:10 - He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion H738 in secret places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:10 - As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; [fn]all four had the face of a lion H738 on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and [fn]all four had the face of an eagle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:14 - And each one had four faces. The first face was the face of a cherub, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, H738 and the fourth the face of an eagle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:2 - and say,
‘[fn]What was your mother?
A lioness among lions! H738
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 - ‘And he walked about among the lions; H738
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:25 - “There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion H738 tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:10 - They will walk after the LORD,
He will roar like a lion; H738
Indeed He will roar
And His sons will come trembling from the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:6 - For a nation has [fn]invaded my land,
Mighty and without number;
Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, H738
And it has the fangs of a lioness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion H738 roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion [fn]growl from his den unless he has captured something?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:8 - A lion H738 has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord [fn]GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:12 - Thus says the LORD,
“Just as the shepherd [fn]snatches from the lion’s H738 mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be [fn]snatched away—
With the corner of a bed and the [fn]cover of a couch!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - As when a man flees from a lion H738
And a bear meets him,
[fn]Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 - The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
Like a lion H738 among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
Tramples down and tears,
And there is none to rescue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where is the den of the lions H738
And the feeding place of the young lions,
Where the lion, H738 lioness and lion’s H738 cub prowled,
With nothing to disturb them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion H738 tore enough for his cubs,
[fn]Killed enough for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:3 - Her princes within her are roaring lions, H738
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.

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