How to Pronounce Ariel
Air-ee-ELL
Ariel is pronounced Air-ee-ELL (ˈɛəriəl): three syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: AIR-ee-uhl.
What does Ariel mean?
Ariel means “altar; light or lion of God”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Ariel?
The lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as “victorious under God,” and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. ‘ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel’s lion-like strength.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
AIR-ee-uhl
Found in Scripture
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