Strong's Lexicon

H741

H741 — אֲרִאֵיל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewari'eylnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 159a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H741
Word:	אֲרִאֵיל
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	either by transposition for H739 or, more probably, an orthographical variation for H2025
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	ari'eyl
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ar-ee-ale'
Meaning:	1. the altar of the temple
KJV Renderings:	altar.

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BDB736

אֲרִיאֵל

1. proper name, feminine (probably, see Ew) Ariel ( lioness of El) name applied to Jerusalem Isa 29:1; Isa 29:2 (twice in verse); Isa 29:7 (so Ges Ew Che Di and others; Tagum De Brd Or and others say hearth of El, compare אֲרִאֵיל).

2. proper name, masculine a chief man among returning exiles Ezra 8:16.

3. אֲרִאֵל מוֺאָב 2Sam 23:20 = ׳ אֲרִיאֵל מ 1Chr 11:26 taken by ᵐ5 RV Dr^Sm and others as proper name, masculine, read two sons of Ariel of Moab; RS^{Semitic i. 469} compare אראל MI¹² , altar-hearth (so Sm & So, and Dr^{Sm xci}, see below אֲרִיאֵיל) and translation מוֺאָב ׳ א altar-hearths of Moab.

4. Ezek 43:15 & Qr Ezek 43:15 Ezek 43:16 see below אֲרִיאֵיל.

Du^{Isa 29:1} (q. v.) makes

1. = אֲרִיאֵיל, from אָרָה + ל afformative, hearth (not + אֵל hearth of El).

BDB740

אֲרִאֵיל noun [masculine] hearth, altar-hearth ( ᵐ5 Ἀριηλ; from ארה with ל aff. according to Ew^{§ 163 g} Ol^{§ 220} Sm Ezek 43:15 Di Isa 29:1 and elsewhere; but this formation very rare & here dubious; ᵑ7 Hi De Brd Or Isa 29:1 derive from אל + ארי = hearth of El, see also RS^{Semitic i. 469}, who thinks of pillar-altars; compare אראלדודה MI¹² see Sm & So, and Dr^{Sm xci}) — אראיל Kt Ezek 43:15; Ezek 43:16 ( Qr אֲרִיאֵל); = הַרְאֵל Ezek 43:15 ( Vrss Co אריאל), all with article, — of altar-hearth in Ezekiel's temple.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke