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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Lions

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

46exact KJV occurrences 43Old Testament 3New Testament 17books containing the word 5mapped Strong's IDs 46occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 9:17

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where lions appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH3715
כְּפִיר

kᵉphîyr · kef-eer'

14 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

Strong's KJV usage: (young) lion, village. Compare 3723.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Job 4:10Strong's last: Zechariah 11:3

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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46 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

2 Samuel 1:23
H738

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

1 Kings 7:29
H738

And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.

1 Kings 7:29
H738

And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.

1 Kings 7:36
H738

For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

1 Kings 10:19
H738

The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

1 Kings 10:20
H738

And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

2 Kings 17:25
H738

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

2 Kings 17:26
H738

Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

1 Chronicles 12:8
H738

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

2 Chronicles 9:18
H738

And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

2 Chronicles 9:19
H738

And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

Job 4:10
H3715

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Job 38:39
H3715

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Psalms 34:10
H3715

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Psalms 35:17
H3715

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Psalms 57:4
H3833

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalms 58:6
H3715

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Psalms 104:21
H3715

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Song of Solomon 4:8
H738

Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Isaiah 5:29
H3715

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

Isaiah 15:9
H738

For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.

Jeremiah 2:15
H3715

The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 50:17
H738

Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

Jeremiah 51:38
H3715

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

Jeremiah 51:38
H738

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

lion

LI'ON, noun [Latin leo, leonis, Gr.]

1. A quadruped of the genus Felis, very strong, fierce and rapacious. The largest lions are eight or nine feet in length. The male has a thick head, beset with long bushy hair of a yellowish color. The lion is a native of Africa and the warm climates of Asia. His aspect is noble, his gait stately, and his roar tremendous.

2. A sign in the zodiac.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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