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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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.
Read in context →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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ʼărîy · ar-ee'
a lion
Strong's KJV usage: (young) lion, pierce (from the margin).
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 1:23Strong's last: Zephaniah 3:3
Open full H738 profile →kᵉphîyr · kef-eer'
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.
Strong's first: Job 4:10Strong's last: Zechariah 11:3
Open full H3715 profile →ʼaryêh · ar-yay'
Strong's KJV usage: lion.
Strong's first: Daniel 6:7Strong's last: Daniel 6:27
Open full H744 profile →léōn · leh-ohn'
a "lion"
Strong's KJV usage: :--lion.
Strong's first: Hebrews 11:33Strong's last: Revelation 9:17
Open full G3023 profile →lâbîyʼ · law-bee'
a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
Strong's KJV usage: (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
Strong's first: Psalms 57:4Strong's last: Psalms 57:4
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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:
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.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
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.
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
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.
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.
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.
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
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.
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
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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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