Lexicon :: Strong's H738 - 'ărî

אֲרִי

Transliteration

'ărî

Pronunciation

ar-ee'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From אָרָה (H717) (in the sense of violence)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 158a

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H738: Abbreviations

† אֲרִי noun masculine^{Proverbs 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 masculine^{Amos 3:8} lion ( 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.

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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

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 49:9–Jer 5:6)

Gen 49:9

Gen 49:9 - Judah^H3063 is a lion's^H738 whelp:^H1482 from the prey,^H2964 my son,^H1121 thou art gone up:^H5927 he stooped down,^H3766 he couched^H7257 as a lion,^H738 and as an old lion;^H3833 who shall rouse him up?^H6965

Num 23:24

Num 23:24 - Behold, the people^H5971 shall rise up^H6965 as a great lion,^H3833 and lift up^H5375 himself as a young lion:^H738 he shall not lie down^H7901 until he eat^H398 of the prey,^H2964 and drink^H8354 the blood^H1818 of the slain.^H2491

Num 24:9

Num 24:9 - He couched,^H3766 he lay down^H7901 as a lion,^H738 and as a great lion:^H3833 who shall stir him up?^H6965 Blessed^H1288 is he that blesseth^H1288 thee, and cursed^H779 is he that curseth^H779 thee.

Deu 33:22

Deu 33:22 - And of Dan^H1835 he said,^H559 Dan^H1835 is a lion's^H738 whelp:^H1482 he shall leap^H2187 from Bashan.^H1316

Jdg 14:5

Jdg 14:5 - Then went^H3381 ➔ Samson^H8123 down,^H3381 and his father^H1 and his mother,^H517 to Timnath,^H8553 and came^H935 to the vineyards^H3754 of Timnath:^H8553 and, behold, a young^H3715 lion^H738 roared^H7580 against^H7125 him.

Jdg 14:8

Jdg 14:8 - And after a time^H3117 he returned^H7725 to take^H3947 her, and he turned aside^H5493 to see^H7200 the carcase^H4658 of the lion:^H738 and, behold, there was a swarm^H5712 of bees^H1682 and honey^H1706 in the carcase^H1472 of the lion.^H738

Jdg 14:9

Jdg 14:9 - And he took^H7287 thereof in his hands,^H3709 and went on^H3212 eating,^H398 and came^H1980 to his father^H1 and mother,^H517 and he gave^H5414 them, and they did eat:^H398 but he told^H5046 not them that he had taken^H7287 the honey^H1706 out of the carcase^H1472 of the lion.^H738

Jdg 14:18

Jdg 14:18 - And the men^H582 of the city^H5892 said^H559 unto him on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 before the sun^H2775 went down,^H935 What is sweeter^H4966 than honey?^H1706 and what is stronger^H5794 than a lion?^H738 And he said^H559 unto them, If^H3884 ye had not plowed^H2790 with my heifer,^H5697 ye had not found out^H4672 my riddle.^H2420

1Sa 17:34

1Sa 17:34 - And David^H1732 said^H559 unto Saul,^H7586 Thy servant^H5650 kept^H7462 his father's^H1 sheep,^H6629 and there came^H935 a lion,^H738 and a bear,^H1677 and took^H5375 a lamb^H7716^H2089 out of the flock:^H5739

1Sa 17:36

1Sa 17:36 - Thy servant^H5650 slew^H5221 both the lion^H738 and the bear:^H1677 and this uncircumcised^H6189 Philistine^H6430 shall be as one^H259 of them, seeing he hath defied^H2778 the armies^H4634 of the living^H2416 God.^H430

1Sa 17:37

1Sa 17:37 - David^H1732 said^H559 moreover, The LORD^H3068 that delivered^H5337 me out of the paw^H3027 of the lion,^H738 and out of the paw^H3027 of the bear,^H1677 he will deliver^H5337 me out of the hand^H3027 of this Philistine.^H6430 And Saul^H7586 said^H559 unto David,^H1732 Go,^H3212 and the LORD^H3068 be with thee.

2Sa 1:23

2Sa 1:23 - Saul^H7586 and Jonathan^H3083 were lovely^H157 and pleasant^H5273 in their lives,^H2416 and in their death^H4194 they were not divided:^H6504 they were swifter^H7043 than eagles,^H5404 they were stronger^H1396 than lions.^H738

2Sa 17:10

2Sa 17:10 - And he also that is valiant,^H1121^H2428 whose heart^H3820 is as the heart^H3820 of a lion,^H738 shall utterly^H4549 melt:^H4549 for all Israel^H3478 knoweth^H3045 that thy father^H1 is a mighty man,^H1368 and they which be with him are valiant^H2428 men.^H1121

2Sa 23:20

2Sa 23:20 - And Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada,^H3077 the son^H1121 of a valiant^H2428 man,^H376^H381 of Kabzeel,^H6909 who had done many^H7227 acts,^H6467 he slew^H5221 two^H8147 lionlike men^H739 of Moab:^H4124 he went down^H3381 also and slew^H5221 a lion^H738 in the midst^H8432 of a pit^H953 in time^H3117 of snow:^H7950

1Ki 7:29

1Ki 7:29 - And on the borders^H4526 that were between the ledges^H7948 were lions,^H738 oxen,^H1241 and cherubims:^H3742 and upon the ledges^H7948 there was a base^H3653 above:^H4605 and beneath the lions^H738 and oxen^H1241 were certain additions^H3914 made of thin^H4174 work.^H4639

1Ki 7:36

1Ki 7:36 - For on the plates^H3871 of the ledges^H3027 thereof, and on the borders^H4526 thereof, he graved^H6605 cherubims,^H3742 lions,^H738 and palm trees,^H8561 according to the proportion^H4626 of every one,^H376 and additions^H3914 round about.^H5439

1Ki 10:19

1Ki 10:19 - The throne^H3678 had six^H8337 steps,^H4609 and the top^H7218 of the throne^H3678 was round^H5696 behind:^H310 and there were stays^H3027 on either side on the place^H4725 of the seat,^H7675 and two^H8147 lions^H738 stood^H5975 beside^H681 the stays.^H3027

1Ki 10:20

1Ki 10:20 - And twelve^H8147^H6240 lions^H738 stood^H5975 there on the one side and on the other upon the six^H8337 steps:^H4609 there was not the like^H3651 made^H6213 in any kingdom.^H4467

1Ki 13:24

1Ki 13:24 - And when he was gone,^H3212 a lion^H738 met^H4672 him by the way,^H1870 and slew^H4191 him: and his carcase^H5038 was cast^H7993 in the way,^H1870 and the ass^H2543 stood^H5975 by^H681 it, the lion^H738 also stood^H5975 by the carcase.^H5038

1Ki 13:25

1Ki 13:25 - And, behold, men^H582 passed by,^H5674 and saw^H7200 the carcase^H5038 cast^H7993 in the way,^H1870 and the lion^H738 standing^H5975 by^H681 the carcase:^H5038 and they came^H935 and told^H1696 it in the city^H5892 where the old^H2205 prophet^H5030 dwelt.^H3427

1Ki 13:26

1Ki 13:26 - And when the prophet^H5030 that brought him back^H7725 from the way^H1870 heard^H8085 thereof, he said,^H559 It is the man^H376 of God,^H430 who was disobedient^H4784 unto the word^H6310 of the LORD:^H3068 therefore the LORD^H3068 hath delivered^H5414 him unto the lion,^H738 which hath torn^H7665 him, and slain^H4191 him, according to the word^H1697 of the LORD,^H3068 which he spake^H1696 unto him.

1Ki 13:28

1Ki 13:28 - And he went^H3212 and found^H4672 his carcase^H5038 cast^H7993 in the way,^H1870 and the ass^H2543 and the lion^H738 standing^H5975 by^H681 the carcase:^H5038 the lion^H738 had not eaten^H398 the carcase,^H5038 nor torn^H7665 the ass.^H2543

1Ki 20:36

1Ki 20:36 - Then said^H559 he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed^H8085 the voice^H6963 of the LORD,^H3068 behold, as soon as thou art departed^H1980 from me, a lion^H738 shall slay^H5221 thee. And as soon as he was departed^H3212 from him,^H681 a lion^H738 found^H4672 him, and slew^H5221 him.

2Ki 17:25

2Ki 17:25 - And so it was at the beginning^H8462 of their dwelling^H3427 there, that they feared^H3372 not the LORD:^H3068 therefore the LORD^H3068 sent^H7971 lions^H738 among them, which slew^H2026 some of them.

2Ki 17:26

2Ki 17:26 - Wherefore they spake^H559 to the king^H4428 of Assyria,^H804 saying,^H559 The nations^H1471 which thou hast removed,^H1540 and placed^H3427 in the cities^H5892 of Samaria,^H8111 know^H3045 not the manner^H4941 of the God^H430 of the land:^H776 therefore he hath sent^H7971 lions^H738 among them, and, behold, they slay^H4191 them, because they know^H3045 not the manner^H4941 of the God^H430 of the land.^H776

1Ch 11:22

1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada,^H3077 the son^H1121 of a valiant^H2428 man^H376 of Kabzeel,^H6909 who had done many^H7227 acts;^H6467 he slew^H5221 two^H8147 lionlike men^H739 of Moab:^H4124 also he went down^H3381 and slew^H5221 a lion^H738 in^H8432 a pit^H953 in a snowy^H7950 day.^H3117

1Ch 12:8

1Ch 12:8 - And of the Gadites^H1425 there separated^H914 themselves unto David^H1732 into the hold^H4679 to the wilderness^H4057 men^H1368 of might,^H2428 and men^H582 of war^H6635 fit for the battle,^H4421 that could handle^H6186 shield^H6793 and buckler,^H7420 whose faces^H6440 were like the faces^H6440 of lions,^H738 and were as swift^H4116 as the roes^H6643 upon the mountains;^H2022

2Ch 9:18

2Ch 9:18 - And there were six^H8337 steps^H4609 to the throne,^H3678 with a footstool^H3534 of gold,^H2091 which were fastened^H270 to the throne,^H3678 and stays^H3027 on each side of the sitting^H3427 place,^H4725 and two^H8147 lions^H738 standing^H5975 by^H681 the stays:^H3027

2Ch 9:19

2Ch 9:19 - And twelve^H8147^H6240 lions^H738 stood^H5975 there on the one side and on the other upon the six^H8337 steps.^H4609 There was not the like made^H6213 in any kingdom.^H4467

Job 4:10

Job 4:10 - The roaring^H7581 of the lion,^H738 and the voice^H6963 of the fierce lion,^H7826 and the teeth^H8127 of the young lions,^H3715 are broken.^H5421

Psa 7:2

Psa 7:2 - Lest he tear^H2963 my soul^H5315 like a lion,^H738 rending it in pieces,^H6561 while there is none to deliver.^H5337

Psa 10:9

Psa 10:9 - He lieth in wait^H693 secretly^H4565 as a lion^H738 in his den:^H5520 he lieth in wait^H693 to catch^H2414 the poor:^H6041 he doth catch^H2414 the poor,^H6041 when he draweth^H4900 him into his net.^H7568

Psa 17:12

Psa 17:12 - Like^H1825 as a lion^H738 that is greedy^H3700 of his prey,^H2963 and as it were a young lion^H3715 lurking^H3427 in secret places.^H4565

Psa 22:13

Psa 22:13 - They gaped^H6475 upon me with their mouths,^H6310 as a ravening^H2963 and a roaring^H7580 lion.^H738

Psa 22:21

Psa 22:21 - Save^H3467 me from the lion's^H738 mouth:^H6310 for thou hast heard^H6030 me from the horns^H7161 of the unicorns.^H7214

Pro 22:13

Pro 22:13 - The slothful^H6102 man saith,^H559 There is a lion^H738 without,^H2351 I shall be slain^H7523 in^H8432 the streets.^H7339

Pro 26:13

Pro 26:13 - The slothful^H6102 man saith,^H559 There is a lion^H7826 in the way;^H1870 a lion^H738 is in the streets.^H7339

Pro 28:15

Pro 28:15 - As a roaring^H5098 lion,^H738 and a ranging^H8264 bear;^H1677 so is a wicked^H7563 ruler^H4910 over the poor^H1800 people.^H5971

Ecc 9:4

Ecc 9:4 - For^H4310 to him that is^H3426 joined^H2266^H977 to all the living^H2416 there is hope:^H986 for a living^H2416 dog^H3611 is better^H2896 than a dead^H4191 lion.^H738

Sng 4:8

Sng 4:8 - Come^H935 with me from Lebanon,^H3844 my spouse,^H3618 with me from Lebanon:^H3844 look^H7789 from the top^H7218 of Amana,^H549 from the top^H7218 of Shenir^H8149 and Hermon,^H2768 from the lions'^H738 dens,^H4585 from the mountains^H2042 of the leopards.^H5246

Isa 11:7

Isa 11:7 - And the cow^H6510 and the bear^H1677 shall feed;^H7462 their young ones^H3206 shall lie down^H7257 together:^H3162 and the lion^H738 shall eat^H398 straw^H8401 like the ox.^H1241

Isa 15:9

Isa 15:9 - For the waters^H4325 of Dimon^H1775 shall be full^H4390 of blood:^H1818 for I will bring^H7896 more^H3254 upon Dimon,^H1775 lions^H738 upon him that escapeth^H6413 of Moab,^H4124 and upon the remnant^H7611 of the land.^H127

Isa 21:8

Isa 21:8 - And he cried,^H7121 A lion:^H738 My lord,^H136 I stand^H5975 continually^H8548 upon the watchtower^H4707 in the daytime,^H3119 and I am set^H5324 in my ward^H4931 whole nights:^H3915

Isa 31:4

Isa 31:4 - For thus hath the LORD^H3068 spoken^H559 unto me, Like as the lion^H738 and the young lion^H3715 roaring^H1897 on his prey,^H2964 when a multitude^H4393 of shepherds^H7462 is called forth^H7121 against him, he will not be afraid^H2865 of their voice,^H6963 nor abase^H6031 himself for the noise^H1995 of them: so shall the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 come down^H3381 to fight^H6633 for mount^H2022 Zion,^H6726 and for the hill^H1389 thereof.

Isa 35:9

Isa 35:9 - No lion^H738 shall be there, nor any ravenous^H6530 beast^H2416 shall go up^H5927 thereon, it shall not be found^H4672 there; but the redeemed^H1350 shall walk^H1980 there:

Isa 38:13

Isa 38:13 - I reckoned^H7737 till morning,^H1242 that, as a lion,^H738 so will he break^H7665 all my bones:^H6106 from day^H3117 even to night^H3915 wilt thou make an end^H7999 of me.

Isa 65:25

Isa 65:25 - The wolf^H2061 and the lamb^H2924 shall feed^H7462 together,^H259 and the lion^H738 shall eat^H398 straw^H8401 like the bullock:^H1241 and dust^H6083 shall be the serpent's^H5175 meat.^H3899 They shall not hurt^H7489 nor destroy^H7843 in all my holy^H6944 mountain,^H2022 saith^H559 the LORD.^H3068

Jer 2:30

Jer 2:30 - In vain^H7723 have I smitten^H5221 your children;^H1121 they received^H3947 no correction:^H4148 your own sword^H2719 hath devoured^H398 your prophets,^H5030 like a destroying^H7843 lion.^H738

Jer 4:7

Jer 4:7 - The lion^H738 is come up^H5927 from his thicket,^H5441 and the destroyer^H7843 of the Gentiles^H1471 is on his way;^H5265 he is gone forth^H3318 from his place^H4725 to make^H7760 thy land^H776 desolate;^H8047 and thy cities^H5892 shall be laid waste,^H5327 without an inhabitant.^H3427

Jer 5:6

Jer 5:6 - Wherefore a lion^H738 out of the forest^H3293 shall slay^H5221 them, and a wolf^H2061 of the evenings^H6160 shall spoil^H7703 them, a leopard^H5246 shall watch^H8245 over their cities:^H5892 every one that goeth out^H3318 thence shall^H2007 be torn in pieces:^H2963 because their transgressions^H6588 are many,^H7231 and their backslidings^H4878 are increased.^H6105

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