Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H691 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶראֵל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably for H739 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | er'el |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | er-ale' |
| Meaning: | 1. a hero (collectively) |
| KJV Renderings: | valiant one. |
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[אֶרְאֵל] noun [masculine] (form & meaning dubious see below) — only in אֶרְאֶלָּם Isa 33:7 Ges אַרְאֵלִם heroes; compare Thes Kn Che; Hi אֲרִאֵלָם; compare De, who derives from אֲרִיאֵל , literally = lion of God, collective with suffix, & translated their heroes; name, of a people from אֲרִיאֵל = Zion NbrAth. 1886, p. 400 compare Sayib. 466; Ew אַרְאָל = אַרְעָל trembling, compare Di. Brd proposes הילילו 'cry pitifully.' ᵑ6 ᵑ9 and others read some form of ראה, ᵐ5 ירא. Wholly uncertain.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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