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Ar·i·el
/ˈæriəl, ˈɛr-/
羚羊類
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A·ri·el
n.
,
or
A·ri·el ga·zelle
.
Zool.
(a)
A
variety
of
the
gazelle
(
Antilope dorcas
,
or
Gazella, dorcas
),
found
in
Arabia
and
adjacent
countries
.
(b)
A
squirrel-like
Australian
marsupial
,
a
species
of
Petaurus
.
(c)
A
beautiful
Brazilian
toucan
Ramphastos ariel
).
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►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A·ri·el
n.
In
the
Cabala
,
a
water
spirit
;
in
later
folklore
,
a
light
and
graceful
spirit
of
the
air
.
Note:
☞
In
Zoology
,
ariel
is
used
adjectively
of
certain
birds
noted
for
their
graceful
flight
;
as
,
the
ariel
toucan
;
the
ariel
petrel
.
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►
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Ariel
the
lion
of
God
. (1.)
One
of
the
chief
men
sent
by
Ezra
to
procure
Levites
for
the
sanctuary
(
Ezra
8:16).
(2.)
A
symbolic
name
for
Jerusalem
(
Isa
. 29:1, 2, 7)
as
"
victorious
under
God
,"
and
in
Ezek
. 43:15, 16,
for
the
altar
(
marg
.,
Heb
. '
ariel
)
of
burnt
offerings
,
the
secret
of
Israel's
lion-like
strength
.
From:
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Ariel
,
altar
;
light
or
lion
of
God
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