Strong's Hebrew · H738
H738 ʼărîy
אֲרִי
ar-ee'
lion
Looking for Greek G738 artigénnētos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H738. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ʼărîy appears 80 times in Scripture, including Genesis 49:9 and Numbers 23:24. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a lion
In the King James Version
(young) lion, pierce (from the margin).
Derivation
or (prolonged) אַרְיֵה; from H717 (אָרָה) (in the sense of violence);
Appears 80 times in Scripture
“Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?”
“The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.”
“Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?””
“A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.”
“He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.””
“The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?”
“He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.”
“Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.””
“Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
