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אַרְיֵה aryeh
Hebrew word for “lion” · Strong’s H744 · used 10 times in 9 verses
Meaning
lion; Aramaic of ar.yeh (אַרְיֵה "lion" H0738B)
How it is translated
Glosses given for aryeh in context, with how often each is used:
- lions the 9
- like a lion 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 10 | 1.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Forms
- אריותא 9
- כאריה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with aryeh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- גֹּב gov “den” 6
- דִּי di “that” 9
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 7
- רְמָא remah “to cast” 4
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 5
- מִן־ min “from” 5
- עַד ad “till” 4
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 4
- שֵׁיזִב shezav “to rescue” 3
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 4
- אֱנָשׁ enash “man” 3
- עֲנָה anah “to answer” 3
Key verses
The verses using aryeh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and…
- Daniel 6:12 — Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God…
- Daniel 6:16 — Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest…
- Daniel 6:19 — Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
- Daniel 6:20 — And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy…
- Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before…
- Daniel 6:24 — And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives;…
- Daniel 6:27 — He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
- Daniel 7:4 — The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the…
See all 9 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.