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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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Hosea 5:14
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 5:14 · retained source text

For I will bee vnto Ephraim as a Lion, and as a yong Lion to the house of Iudah: I, euen I wil teare and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

Hosea 11:10
They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 11:10 · retained source text

They shal walke after the LORD: he shall roare like a lyon: when he shall roare, then the children shall tremble from the West.

Hosea 13:7
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 13:7 · retained source text

Therefore I will bee vnto them as a Lion, as a Leopard by the way will I obserue them.

Hosea 13:8
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 13:8 · retained source text

I will meet them as a beare that is bereaued of her whelpes, and will rent the kall of their heart, and there will I deuoure them like a Lion: the wilde beast shall teare them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the beast of the field.

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