Senses
1. lion — A masculine noun (אַרְיֵה) denoting a lion, one of several Hebrew words for lion (cf. כְּפִיר 'young lion,' לָבִיא 'lioness,' שַׁחַל 'fierce lion'). Used both literally of the animal (Judg 14:5–8, 1 Sam 17:34–36, 1 Kgs 13:24–28, 2 Kgs 17:25–26, Dan 6) and in simile/metaphor for strength, ferocity, or predatory danger (Gen 49:9, Num 24:9, Ps 7:3, 10:9, 17:12, 22:14, Prov 22:13, 26:13, Isa 31:4, Hos 5:14, Amos 3:8). The three clusters represent: the noun with various prefixes—bare, with article, conjunction (35x); with comparative preposition כְּ 'like a lion' (10x); and a ketiv/qere variant (1x). All are the same lexeme. Multilingual: spa león, hin सिंह, arb أَسَد, kor 사자, swa simba. 46×
AR["أَسَدًا","أَسَدٌ","أَسَدٍ","الأَسَدِ","الْأَسَدُ","الْأَسَدِ","كَأَسَدٍ"]·ben["-সিংহের","সিংহ","সিংহের","সিংহের-মতো"]·DE["Loewe","der-Löwe","ein-Loewe","ein-Löwe","wie-ein-Löwe"]·EN["a-lion","as-lion","lion","the-lion"]·FR["comme-lion","lion","un-lion","אריה"]·heb["אריה","כ-אריה"]·HI["जैसे-सिंह","शेर","सिंह","सिंह-का","सिंह-की","सिंह-के","सिंह-ने"]·ID["Singa","seperti-singa","singa","singa,"]·IT["come-leone","leone","un-leone"]·jav["Singa","kados-singa","lan","singa"]·KO["같이-사자","사자-가","사자-의","사자-이","사자가","사자를","사자의"]·PT["Leão","como-leão","do-leão","leão","o-leão","um-leão"]·RU["Лев","как-лев","лев","льва"]·ES["León","como-león","león","un-león"]·SW["-simba","Simba","kama-simba","mtoto-wangu","simba","wa-simba"]·TR["Aslan","aslan","aslan-gibi","aslanın"]·urd["شیر","شیر-کا","شیر-کی","شیر-کی-طرح","شیر-کے"]
Gen 49:9, Gen 49:9, Deut 33:22, Judg 14:8, Judg 14:8, Judg 14:9, 2 Sam 17:10, 2 Sam 23:20, 1 Kgs 13:24, 1 Kgs 13:24, 1 Kgs 13:25, 1 Kgs 13:26 (+34 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אַרְיֵה n.m. Am 3:8 lion (𝔗 id. Syriac ܐܰܪܝܳܐ, cf. also אֲרִי supr.)—only sg. as above Am 3:4 + 44 times + 2 S 23:20 Kt (Qr אֲרִי) La 3:10 (id.);—lion, lit. in narrative Ju 14:8(×2), 9; 2 S 23:20; 1 K 13:24(×2), 25, 26, 28 (c. עמדים text error according to Klo) 28; 20:36(×2) cf. Is 11:7; 35:9; 65:25; in simile Gn 49:9; 2 S 17:10; ψ 7:3; 10:9; 17:12; 22:14; Is 21:8; 31:4 Je 2:30; 12:8; 49:19;…