Arye (אריה) means lion in Hebrew.
It can also mean Leo. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lion, Leo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Arye.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טורף ממשפחת החתוליים, שמו המדעי Panthera leo. הזכרים ממין זה מתהדרים ברעמה.
גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה, מִטֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ; כָּרַע רָבַץ כְּאַרְיֵה, וּכְלָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
- 3קבוצת כוכבים על גלגל המזלות, השוכנת בין מזל סרטן למזל בתולה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arye is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַרְיֵה
- Written without vowel points
- אריה
- Said
- arye
- Root
- א־ר־י
- Plural
- אֲרָיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֲרָיוֹת; אֲרִי־, ר' אַרְיוֹת־
- Gematria
- 216
This is how Arye is said in other languages.
- English
- lion, Leo
- Arabic
- أَسَد
- Russian
- лев
- French
- lion
- Spanish
- león
- German
- Löwe
- Yiddish
- לייב
These words mean nearly the same as Arye.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Arye.
The word Arye is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גוב האריות
- זנב לאריות
- טוב כלב חי מן האריה המת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Arye comes from the root א־ר־י, like these words.
These words come before and after Arye in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arye.
What does Arye (אריה) mean in Hebrew?
Arye (אריה) means lion and Leo. It is said arye, with the stress on ye.
What is a synonym for Arye (אריה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arye (אריה) are כפיר, לביא, ליש, מלך החיות, and שחל.
What rhymes with Arye (אריה)?
Words that rhyme with Arye (אריה) include איה and סומלייה.
Is Arye (אריה) masculine or feminine?
The word Arye (אריה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲרָיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אריה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.