KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 49:9
Complete exact-word concordance
He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
He hath forsaken his couert, as the Lyon: for their land is desolate, because of the fiercenesse of the oppressour, and because of his fierce anger.
1611 marginal noteHebr. a desolation.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Behold, he shal come vp like a lyon from the swelling of Iordane against the habitation of the strong: but I wil suddenly make him runne away from her, and who is a chosen man that I may appoynt ouer her? For who is like mee? And who will appoint me the time? Who is that shepheard that will stand before mee?
1611 marginal noteOr, conuent me in iudgement.
1611 marginal noteIob. 21.1. Chap. 50.44,45.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Behold, he shall come vp like a lyon from the swelling of Iordan, vnto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly runne away from her: and who is a chosen man that I may appoint ouer her? for who is like me, and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepheard that will stand before me?
1611 marginal noteOr, conuent me to plead.
1611 marginal noteChap.49.19.
1611 marginal noteIob.41.1. Chap.49.19.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
He was vnto me as a Beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
As for the likenesse of their faces, they foure had the face of a man, and the face of a lyon on the right side, and they foure had the face of an oxe on the left side: they foure also had the face of an eagle.
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
And euery one had foure faces: the first face was the face of a Cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
And shee brought vp one of her whelps: it became a yong lion, & it learned to catch the pray, it deuoured men.
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Now when she saw that shee had waited, and her hope was lost, then she tooke another of her whelps, and made him a yong lion.
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
And he went vp and downe among the lions, he became a yong lion, and learned to catch the pray, and deuoured men.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
There is a conspiracie of her prophets in the middest thereof like a roaring lyon, rauening the praye: they haue deuoured soules: they haue taken the treasure and precious things: they haue made her many widowes in the midst thereof.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 23 14.
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