H0692 H0692
Areli, Arelite (Gadite clan name and its gentilic)
The name of a son of Gad and the corresponding clan designation. The name may derive from the same root as Ariel, possibly meaning 'lion of God' or relating to altar-hearth imagery, though the meaning remains uncertain. Genesis preserves the personal name in the clan lists, while Numbers provides both the individual and the family designation. Chronicles of tribal identity mattered deeply for inheritance and communal belonging, making even brief genealogical notices significant for preserving Israel's structure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Genesis 46:16 lists Areli among the sons of Gad who came to Egypt with Jacob's family. Numbers 26:17 repeats the name in the wilderness census, adding the gentilic form 'the clan of the Arelites,' indicating that Areli's descendants formed a recognized family group within Gad. The dual mention—personal name and clan designation—shows how individuals became the heads of families that maintained distinct identity through generations, preserving tribal structure that governed land allocation and communal organization. 3×
AR["الأَرْئِيلِيِّ", "لِ-أَرْئِيلِي", "وَأَرْئِيلِي"]·ben["অরেলীয়দের", "অরেলীর-জন্য", "আর-অরেলি"]·DE["der-Arelite", "und-Areli", "zu-Areli"]·EN["and-Areli", "the-Arelite", "to-Areli"]·FR["et-Areli", "le-Arelite", "à-Areli"]·heb["ה-אראלי", "ו-אראלי", "ל-אראלי"]·HI["अरेली-का", "अरेली-को", "और-अरेली"]·ID["dan-Areli", "dari-Areli", "orang-Areli"]·IT["a-Areli", "e-Areli", "il-Arelite"]·jav["kagem-Aréli", "lan-Areli", "tiyang-Aréli"]·KO["그-아르엘리-의", "그리고-아르엘리", "아르엘리-에게"]·PT["de-Ar'eli", "e-'Ar'eli", "o-ar'elita"]·RU["Арелиево", "и-Арэли", "от-Арели"]·ES["de-Areli", "los-arelitas", "y-Areli"]·SW["Waareli", "akamruka-Areli", "kwa-Areli"]·TR["-Areli'ye", "-Arelililer'in", "ve-Areli"]·urd["ارئیلی-سے", "ارئیلیوں-کا", "اور-اریلی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אַרְאֵלִי n.pr.m. (app. n.gent. from foregoing, but 𝔊 Nu 26:17 Ἀριηλ (Gn 46:16 Ἀροηλεις, Ἀροηδις, Ἀπηδεις) = foregoing) a son of Gad Gn 46:16 Nu 26:17; also adj.gent. c. art. as n.pr.coll. Nu 26:17 מִשְׁפַּחַת הָאַרְאֵלִי 𝔊 Ἀριηλει.