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