אֲרִיאֵלʼĂrîyʼêl
Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also the name of an Israelite
Pronunciation: ar-ee-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H740
Meanings
1. Ariel, name applied to Jerusalem (Isaiah 29:1; Isaiah 29:2; Isaiah 29:7)
2. a chief man among returning exiles (Ezra 8:16)
3. read two sons of Ariel of Moab (2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:26)
4. see below אֲרִיאֵיל (Ezekiel 43:15; Ezekiel 43:16)
1. hearth of El
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 8:16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders of the people. I also sent for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of discernment.
- Isaiah 29:1 “What sorrow awaits Ariel, the City of David. Year after year you celebrate your feasts.
- Isaiah 29:2 Yet I will bring disaster upon you, and there will be much weeping and sorrow. For Jerusalem will become what her name Ariel means— an altar covered with blood.
- Isaiah 29:7 All the nations fighting against Jerusalem will vanish like a dream! Those who are attacking her walls will vanish like a vision in the night.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).