Genesis 49:9
גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה מִ טֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ כָּרַע רָבַץ כְּ אַרְיֵה וּ כְ לָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ
An offroader1358 of a lion1359 [plucking-one] is Cast; from a torn-one of my builder, you have ascended; he has bent-the-knee,1360 he has lain-stretched-out as the lion, and as a roarer1361 who is he causing him to stand up?
| 1359 | Male Lion or Female Lion? Strong’s #738, ariyeh. Lion. The masculine form used in many places is ari and is the basis of Ariel Lion of God. This word, for being such a prominent and important “poetic” symbol in the scriptures appears in a number of mysterious and confusing contexts. The masculine form is אֲרִי but here it appears as אַרְיֵה֙ with the standard feminine suffix. The masculine plural arayim אֲרָיִ֗ים appears in 1 Kin. 10:20 while there are at least 16 instances of the feminine plural arayot אֲרָי֣וֹת. |