739. Ariel
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Ariel: Ariel

Original Word: אֲרִיאֵל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: Ariel
Pronunciation: ah-ree-EL
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-ee-ale')
Definition: Ariel
Meaning: lion of God, heroic

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אֲרִי (ari, meaning "lion") and אֵל (el, meaning "God" or "mighty").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance for "Ariel," as it is a Hebrew proper noun. However, the concept of a "lion" is represented by the Greek word λέων (leon, Strong's G3023).

Usage: The term "Ariel" is used in the Hebrew Bible with multiple meanings. Primarily, it is understood as "lion of God" or "heroic." It is used to refer to a person, a symbolic name for Jerusalem, and possibly an altar hearth. The name suggests strength, courage, and divine association.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the lion was a symbol of strength, power, and majesty, often associated with royalty and divine protection. The use of "Ariel" as a name for Jerusalem in Isaiah 29:1-2 reflects the city's significance as a center of worship and its perceived invincibility due to God's presence. The term may also have cultic connotations, possibly referring to the altar hearth in the temple, symbolizing the place where sacrifices were made to God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ari and el
Definition
"lioness of El," an Isr. name, also a man of Moab
NASB Translation
Ariel (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲרִיאֵל 1. proper name, feminine (probably, see Ew) Ariel (lioness of El) name applied to Jerusalem Isaiah 29:1,2(twice in verse); Isaiah 29:7 (so Ges Ew Che Di and others; Tagum De Brd Or and others say hearth of El, compare אֲרִאֵיל).

2. proper name, masculine a chief man among returning exiles Ezra 8:16.

3 אֲרִאֵל מוֺאָב 2 Samuel 23:20 = ׳אֲרִיאֵל מ 1 Chronicles 11:26 taken by ᵐ5 RV DrSm and others as

proper name, masculine, read two sons of Ariel of Moab; RSSemitic i. 469 compare אראל MI12, altar-hearth (so Sm & So, and DrSm xci, see below אֲרִיאֵיל) and translation מוֺאָב ׳א altar-hearths of Moab.

4 Ezekiel 43:15 & Qr Ezekiel 43:15; Ezekiel 43:16 see below אֲרִיאֵיל. **DuIs 29:1 (q. v.) makes 1 = אֲרִיאֵיל, from אָרָה + ל afformative, hearth (not + אֵל hearth of El).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
lion of God, lion-like men

Or (arilel {ar-ee-ale'}; from 'ariy and 'el; lion of God; i.e. Heroic -- lionlike men.

see HEBREW 'ariy

see HEBREW 'el

Forms and Transliterations
אֲרִאֵל֙ אֲרִיאֵל֙ אראל אריאל ’ă·ri·’êl ’ă·rî·’êl ’ări’êl ’ărî’êl ariEl
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 23:20
HEB: אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא
NAS: the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab.
KJV: two lionlike men of Moab:
INT: killed the two Ariel of Moab he

1 Chronicles 11:22
HEB: אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִיאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא
NAS: the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab.
KJV: two lionlike men of Moab:
INT: struck the two Ariel of Moab he

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 739
2 Occurrences


’ă·ri·’êl — 2 Occ.
















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