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אַרְיֵה H744
H744 is the Hebrew word אַרְיֵה, transliterated ʼaryêh and said ar-yay'. The King James Version most often renders it lions.
What it means
{a lion}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H738 (אֲרִי).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lion.
Verses using אַרְיֵה
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 6:12 · KJV
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 or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel 6:16 · KJV
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 continually, he will deliver thee.
Daniel 6:22 · KJV
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 thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Daniel 6:24 · KJV
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; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Daniel 7:4 · KJV
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 feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H744 mean?
H744 is the Hebrew word אַרְיֵה (ʼaryêh), meaning {a lion}.
How is H744 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lions (4 times), lions' (1 time), like a lion (1 time).
How many times does H744 appear in the Bible?
אַרְיֵה (ʼaryêh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H744 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H738 (אֲרִי).
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