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lion

Meaning of “lion”

Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.

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98 occurrences81 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:9

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Genesis 49:9
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Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 49:9 · retained source text

Iudah is a Lyons whelpe: from the pray my sonne thou art gone vp: he stouped downe, hee couched as a Lyon, and as an old Lyon: who shall rouse him vp?

Complete reference index — all 81 verses
Genesis 49:9Numbers 23:24Numbers 24:9Deuteronomy 33:20Judges 14:5Judges 14:8Judges 14:9Judges 14:181 Samuel 17:341 Samuel 17:361 Samuel 17:372 Samuel 17:102 Samuel 23:201 Kings 13:241 Kings 13:251 Kings 13:261 Kings 13:281 Kings 20:361 Chronicles 11:22Job 4:10Job 4:11Job 10:16Job 28:8Job 38:39Psalms 7:2Psalms 10:9Psalms 17:12Psalms 22:13Psalms 91:13Proverbs 19:12Proverbs 20:2Proverbs 22:13Proverbs 26:13Proverbs 28:1Proverbs 28:15Proverbs 30:30Ecclesiastes 9:4Isaiah 5:29Isaiah 11:6Isaiah 11:7Isaiah 21:8Isaiah 30:6Isaiah 31:4Isaiah 35:9Isaiah 38:13Isaiah 65:25Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 4:7Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 12:8Jeremiah 25:38Jeremiah 49:19Jeremiah 50:44Lamentations 3:10Ezekiel 1:10Ezekiel 10:14Ezekiel 19:3Ezekiel 19:5Ezekiel 19:6Ezekiel 22:25Ezekiel 32:2Ezekiel 41:19Daniel 7:4Hosea 5:14Hosea 11:10Hosea 13:7Hosea 13:8Joel 1:6Amos 3:4Amos 3:8Amos 3:12Amos 5:19Micah 5:8Nahum 2:11Nahum 2:122 Timothy 4:171 Peter 5:8Revelation 4:7Revelation 5:5Revelation 10:3Revelation 13:2

Where “lion” appears

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Genesis2 occurrences
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJudges5 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings8 occurrences
5 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob6 occurrences
5 versesPsalms7 occurrences
5 versesProverbs8 occurrences
7 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah10 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah7 occurrences
7 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel8 occurrences
8 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea5 occurrences
4 versesJoel2 occurrences
1 verseAmos5 occurrences
4 versesMicah2 occurrences
1 verseNahum3 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation4 occurrences
4 verses

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