# אֲרִי (ari) Israeli respelling: a-ri. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H738. 71 Old Testament occurrences. a lion King James renderings: (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin). Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/ari-h738 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 49:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/9) — Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rous… - [Numbers 23:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/23/24) — Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and… - [Numbers 24:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/24/9) — He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curs… - [Deuteronomy 33:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/22) — And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. - [Judges 14:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/5) — Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared ag… - [Judges 14:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/8) — And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and ho… - [Judges 14:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/9) — And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told no… - [Judges 14:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/18) — And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a… - [1 Samuel 17:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/34) — And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: - [1 Samuel 17:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/36) — Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of… - [1 Samuel 17:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/37) — David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the h… - [2 Samuel 1:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/1/23) — Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they we… - [2 Samuel 17:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/17/10) — And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty… - [2 Samuel 23:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/20) — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went do… - [1 Kings 7:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/7/29) — And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath th… - [1 Kings 7:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/7/36) — For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportio… - [1 Kings 10:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/10/19) — The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two… - [1 Kings 10:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/10/20) — And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. - [1 Kings 13:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/24) — And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also… - [1 Kings 13:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/25) — And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the cit… - [1 Kings 13:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/26) — And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of… - [1 Kings 13:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/28) — And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, no… - [1 Kings 20:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/20/36) — Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay… - [2 Kings 17:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/25) — And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew… - [2 Kings 17:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/26) — Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the… - [1 Chronicles 11:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/11/22) — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went do… - [1 Chronicles 12:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/12/8) — And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, t… - [2 Chronicles 9:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/9/18) — And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting… - [2 Chronicles 9:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/9/19) — And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom. - [Job 4:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/4/10) — The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. - [Psalms 7:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/7/2) — Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. - [Psalms 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/10/9) — He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his ne… - [Psalms 17:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/17/12) — Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. - [Psalms 22:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/13) — They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. - [Psalms 22:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/21) — Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. - [Proverbs 22:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/22/13) — The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. - [Proverbs 26:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/26/13) — The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. - [Proverbs 28:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/28/15) — As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. - [Ecclesiastes 9:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/9/4) — For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. - [Song of Solomon 4:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/song-of-solomon/4/8) — Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’… - [Isaiah 11:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/11/7) — And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. - [Isaiah 15:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/15/9) — For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnan… - [Isaiah 21:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/21/8) — And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: - [Isaiah 31:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/31/4) — For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called for… - [Isaiah 35:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/35/9) — No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: - [Isaiah 38:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/38/13) — I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. - [Isaiah 65:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/65/25) — The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall… - [Jeremiah 2:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/2/30) — In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. - [Jeremiah 4:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/4/7) — The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land des… - [Jeremiah 5:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/5/6) — Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: e… - [Jeremiah 12:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/12/8) — Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. - [Jeremiah 49:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/19) — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run awa… - [Jeremiah 50:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/17) — Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king… - [Jeremiah 50:44](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/44) — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away… - [Jeremiah 51:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/38) — They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps. - [Lamentations 3:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/3/10) — He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. - [Ezekiel 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/1/10) — As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face… - [Ezekiel 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/10/14) — And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of… - [Ezekiel 19:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/19/2) — And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. - [Ezekiel 19:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/19/6) — And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. - [Ezekiel 22:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/25) — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have take… - [Hosea 11:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/11/10) — They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. - [Joel 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joel/1/6) — For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a gre… - [Amos 3:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/3/4) — Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? - [Amos 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/3/8) — The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? - [Amos 3:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/3/12) — Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be… - [Amos 5:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/5/19) — As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. - [Micah 5:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/5/8) — And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion… - [Nahum 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/2/11) — Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whel… - [Nahum 2:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/2/12) — The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. - [Zephaniah 3:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/3/3) — Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.