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אֲרִי

A lion

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אֲרִי H738
Pronunciation ari

What does אֲרִי (ari) mean in the Bible?

אֲרִי (ari): Symbol of strength, ferocity, and predatory power; used metaphorically for God's destructive judgment and human aggression

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֲרִי (ari) mean in the Bible?

אֲרִי (ari): Symbol of strength, ferocity, and predatory power; used metaphorically for God's destructive judgment and human aggression

How does the BSB render H738?

The BSB source-word alignment has 80 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Like a lion (12), a lion (11), lion (7), lions (7), the lion (6).

Where does אֲרִי (ari) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (13), Jeremiah (8), Isaiah (7), Psalms (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Like a lion 12× Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Psalms 7:2
a lion 11× 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 20:36, 1 Chronicles 11:22
lion 7× Genesis 49:9, 1 Kings 10:19, Proverbs 28:15, Ecclesiastes 9:4
lions 7× 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Kings 7:36, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 17:25
the lion 6× 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28, Job 4:10, Amos 3:8
and the lion 4× 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:28, Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 65:25
of a lion 4× 2 Samuel 17:10, Ezekiel 1:10, Ezekiel 10:14, Joel 1:6
of the lion 3× 1 Samuel 17:37, Psalms 22:21, Amos 3:12
the lions 3× 1 Kings 7:29, Ezekiel 19:2, Ezekiel 19:6
. . . 2× Judges 14:5, Judges 14:8
[There is] a lion 1× Proverbs 22:13
A fierce lion 1× Proverbs 26:13
a lion’s 1× Deuteronomy 33:22
and whenever a lion 1× 1 Samuel 17:34
by lions 1× Jeremiah 50:17
Does a lion 1× Amos 3:4
from the lion’s 1× Judges 14:9
is the lions’ 1× Nahum 2:11
like lion 1× Jeremiah 51:38
like lions 1× Psalms 22:13
of lions 1× 1 Chronicles 12:8
of the lions 1× Song Of Solomon 4:8
than a lion 1× Judges 14:18
than lions 1× 2 Samuel 1:23
the lion’s 1× Judges 14:8
Then the lookout 1× Isaiah 21:8
they have pierced 1× Psalms 22:16
to the lion 1× 1 Kings 13:26
were lions 1× 1 Kings 7:29
with [their] 1× Nahum 2:11
with a lion 1× 2 Chronicles 9:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:9 אַרְיֵה֙ to lion Noun - masculine singular Genesis 49:9 כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה to Like a lion Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 23:24 וְכַאֲרִ֖י to like a lion Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 24:9 כַּאֲרִ֛י to like a lion Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:22 אַרְיֵ֑ה to a lion’s Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:5 אֲרָי֔וֹת to . . . Noun - masculine plural Judges 14:8 הָאַרְיֵ֑ה to the lion’s Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:8 הָאַרְיֵ֖ה to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:9 הָאַרְיֵ֖ה to from the lion’s Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:18 מֵאֲרִ֑י to than a lion Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 49:9
Aligned rows 80
Books represented 25
Genesis 2 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 5 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 13 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 2 Job 1 Psalms 6 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 8 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 5 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Amos 4 Micah 1 Nahum 4 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
אֲרָי֔וֹת 5x ’ă·rā·yō·wṯ Judges 14:5, 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Song Of Solomon 4:8
הָאַרְיֵ֖ה 5x hā·’ar·yêh Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 20:36
אַרְיֵה֙ 4x ’ar·yêh Genesis 49:9, 1 Chronicles 12:8, Jeremiah 4:7, Amos 3:4
אַרְיֵ֑ה 3x ’ar·yêh Deuteronomy 33:22, Psalms 22:21, Isaiah 21:8
אַרְיֵ֔ה 3x ’ar·yêh Isaiah 15:9, Ezekiel 10:14, Joel 1:6
אֲרָי֖וֹת 3x ’ă·rā·yō·wṯ Ezekiel 19:2, Ezekiel 19:6, Zephaniah 3:3
הָאֲרִ֛י 3x hā·’ă·rî 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Amos 3:12
כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה 3x kə·’ar·yêh Psalms 7:2, Jeremiah 12:8, Hosea 11:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 24x Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Chronicles 12:8
Article | Noun - masculine singular 17x Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 1 Samuel 17:34, 1 Samuel 17:36
Noun - masculine plural 13x Judges 14:5, 1 Kings 7:29, 1 Kings 7:36, 1 Kings 10:19
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 12x Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Psalms 7:2, Psalms 10:9
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Kings 17:25, 2 Kings 17:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 65:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:28
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 22:16, Isaiah 38:13
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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