lion
ar.yeh denotes lions in the den narrative and a lion-like first figure in Daniel’s vision.
The term most often occurs in the den episode, where plural determined forms refer to the lions from which Daniel is to be delivered and among which he is unharmed. A singular absolute form describes the first visionary figure as like a lion in Daniel 7:4.
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Lions in the den episode · dominant
The plural determined form occurs in the den setting: in Daniel 6:20 the APB renders the king’s question about deliverance “from the lions,” and Daniel 6:23 reports that Daniel was brought up from the den with no harm found in him. The same plural form is present in verses concerning the den and its aftermath, including Daniel 6:17, Daniel 6:21, Daniel 6:25, and Daniel 6:28.
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Lion-like visionary figure · rare
In Daniel 7:4, the singular absolute form identifies the first figure in the vision; the APB renders it as being “like a lion” and then describes wings, being lifted from the earth, and being made to stand like a man.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly renders the plural term as “the lions” in Daniel 6:20 and the singular visionary comparison as “like a lion” in Daniel 7:4. In several other supplied verses, the APB refers to the den or Daniel’s outcome without an explicit English equivalent, so the translation does not isolate the term in every occurrence.