Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H740
אֲרִיאֵל
a.ri.el · “Ariel”
Used 6 times across 2 books
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.16
§ Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God"
1) a name applied to Jerusalem
2) the name of a chief of the returning exiles
§ Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God"
1) a name applied to Jerusalem
2) the name of a chief of the returning exiles
Where it appears
Ezra1
Isaiah5
In the text
Ezra 8:16Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.Isaiah 29:1Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.Isaiah 29:2Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.Isaiah 29:7And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
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