1. lion (large predatory feline) — A lion, the well-known large cat used throughout Scripture as a symbol of strength, courage, and ferocity; all 34 occurrences refer to the same animal whether singular or plural, definite or indefinite, or in simile constructions. 34×
AR["أَرَيُوت","أُسوداً","أُسودٌ","أُسُودًا","أُسُودٌ","أُسُودٍ","الأَسَد","الأَسَدُ","الأَسَدِ","الأُسُودِ","الْأُسُودِ","بِجَانِبِ","وَاقِفَةً"]·ben["-সিংহদের","সিংহ","সিংহটিকে","সিংহদের","সিংহের","সিংহেরা"]·DE["Loewe","Loewen","[אריות]","[הארי]","der-Loewe"]·EN["are-lions","lions","the-lion","the-lions"]·FR["[אריות]","[הארי]","des-lions,","le-lion","lion","lions"]·heb["אֲרָיִים","אֲרָיוֹת","אריות","ה-ארי","ה-אריה"]·HI["शेर","शेर-के","शेर-को","शेरों-का","शेरों-की","सिंह","सिंह-के","सिंहनियों-के","सिंहों-का","सिंहों-के","सिंहों-ने"]·ID["singa","singa-betina","singa-singa","singa-singa,"]·IT["[אריות]","[הארי]","il-leone","leone","leoni"]·jav["-singa","piyambakipun","singa","singa-singa"]·KO["그-사자-를","그-사자가","그-사자를","그-사자의","사자들","사자들-의","사자들-이","사자들을","사자들의","사자들이","사자의"]·PT["dos-leões","leões","o-leão"]·RU["лев","льва","львиные","львов","львы"]·ES["de-leones","el-león","leones","los-leones"]·SW["-simba","na-mitende","simba","wa-simba","ya-simba"]·TR["aslan","aslanlar","aslanlarin","aslanların","aslanı","aslanın"]·urd["-شیر-کے","شیر","شیر-","شیر-کے","شیروں-نے","شیروں-کا","شیروں-کے"]
Num 23:24, Num 24:9, Judg 14:5, Judg 14:18, 1 Sam 17:34, 1 Sam 17:36, 1 Sam 17:37, 2 Sam 1:23, 2 Sam 23:20, 1 Kgs 7:29, 1 Kgs 7:29, 1 Kgs 7:36 (+22 more)
Senses
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)H5175 1. serpent, snake (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲרִי n.m. Pr 28:15 lion (Assyrian aria, Ethiopic አርዌ wild beast, cf. also אַרְיֵה infr.)—אֲ��ִי Am 3:12 + 13 times + 2 S 23:20 Qr (Kt אריה), La 3:10 (id.) + ψ 22:17 (כָּֽאֲרִי for wh. read כארו = כָּרוּ cf. De Pe Che crit. note); pl. אֲרָיִים 1 K 10:20; אֲרָיוֹת (also m.) Zp 3:3 + 16 times (f. Je 51:38? but cf. Ju 14:5);—lion, lit. in narrative Ju 14:5; 1 S 17:34, 36, 37; 2 S 23:20 = 1 Ch…