BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H740
a.ri.el — Ariel
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.16 § Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" 1) a name applied to Jerusalem 2) the name of a chief of the returning exiles
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H739
a.ri.el — Ariel
A group living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.20 meaning uncertain 1a) (CLBL) possibly lion-like 1b) (BDB) possibly two sons of Ariel of Moab
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H691
er.el — hero
1) (CLBL) hero, valiant one 2) (BDB) form and meaning uncertain 3) (TWOT) Ariel or hearth
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →The lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as “victorious under God,” and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. ‘ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel’s lion-like strength.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
