a.ri.el is a proper name appearing in accounts of Benaiah's exploits involving Moab.

The term is attested as a proper name in two parallel-looking accounts of Benaiah's actions; the supplied renderings present the surrounding clause differently, so its specific referent is not fully clear from these verses alone.

1. Proper name in Benaiah's exploit account · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 11:22, the proper-noun form occurs in the clause describing Benaiah striking “two Ariel of Moab.” In 2 Samuel 23:20, the APB renders the corresponding setting as Benaiah striking “two heroes of Ariel and Moab”; The term's precise contribution beyond its proper-name use remains uncertain.

   1 Chronicles 11:222 Samuel 23:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clause as “two Ariel of Moab” in 1 Chronicles 11:22 but as “two heroes of Ariel and Moab” in 2 Samuel 23:20. These are whole-verse translation renderings rather than definitions.