The Aramaic noun אַרְיֵה (aryeh) is the cognate of Hebrew אַרְיֵה and denotes the lion, the apex predator of the ancient Near East. All ten occurrences cluster in the book of Daniel. The lion-den narrative (Dan 6:7-24) uses the word repeatedly as Daniel is cast among lions whose mouths God shuts, then as those same lions devour his accusers — a vivid demonstration of divine sovereignty over nature's most fearsome beast. In Daniel 7:4, the first of four apocalyptic beasts rising from the sea is 'like a lion' with eagle's wings, symbolizing the Babylonian empire. Spanish 'león/leones' and French 'lion(s)' render the term directly.