Strong H7402 sensesאֲרִיאֵל

Ariel

Transliteration
'ărîy'êl
Pronunciation
ar-ee-ale'

Meaning of the name

Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God"

The 2 senses of Strong H740

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H740 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsH740H3 verses · Isaiah
  2. One of the leaders summoned by EzraH740G1 verse · Ezra

General definition

The same as H739; {Ariel} a symbolical name for {Jerusalem} also the name of an Israelite: - Ariel.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • ariel4

First verses

  1. Ezra 8:16
    Then 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.
  2. Isaiah 29:1
    Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
  3. Isaiah 29:2
    Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
  4. Isaiah 29:7
    And 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.