What does אַרְיֵה (ʾarĕyēh) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H744
אַרְיֵה
Lion.
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אַרְיֵה H744
Pronunciation ʾarĕyēh
What does אַרְיֵה (ʾarĕyēh) mean in the Bible?
אַרְיֵה (ʾarĕyēh) is a Hebrew word meaning "lion.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H744?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of lions (3), lions (2), of the lions (2), the lions (2), was like a lion (1).
Where does אַרְיֵה (ʾarĕyēh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 6:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (10).
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 of lions 3× Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:24
lions 2× Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:19
of the lions 2× Daniel 6:22, Daniel 6:27
the lions 2× Daniel 6:20, Daniel 6:24
was like a lion 1× Daniel 7:4
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 6:7 אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃ to of lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:12 אַרְיָותָ֑א to of lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:16 אַרְיָוָתָ֑א to lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:19 אַרְיָוָתָ֖א to lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:20 אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃ to the lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:22 אַרְיָוָתָ֖א to of the lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:24 אַרְיָוָתָא֙ to of lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:24 אַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א to the lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 6:27 אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃ to of the lions Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 7:4 כְאַרְיֵ֔ה to was like a lion Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 6:7
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 1
Daniel 10
Source forms
אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃ 3x ’ar·yā·wā·ṯā Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:20, Daniel 6:27
אַרְיָוָתָ֖א 2x ’ar·yā·wā·ṯā Daniel 6:19, Daniel 6:22
אַרְיָותָ֑א 1x ’ar·yā·w·ṯā Daniel 6:12
אַרְיָוָתָ֑א 1x ’ar·yā·wā·ṯā Daniel 6:16
אַרְיָוָתָא֙ 1x ’ar·yā·wā·ṯā Daniel 6:24
אַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א 1x ’ar·yā·wā·ṯā Daniel 6:24
כְאַרְיֵ֔ה 1x ḵə·’ar·yêh Daniel 7:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural determinate 9x Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:19
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 7:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. lion.
Source Gloss
lion.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: lion Usage: lion.
Word Origins
אַרְיֵה is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain