Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The lion of God. ) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). , Heb. ‘ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel’s lion-like strength.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(lion of God).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
A'RIEL (lion of God), one of Ezra's chief men who directed the caravan which Ezra led from Babylon to Jerusalem. Ezr 8:16. Jerusalem being the chief city of Judah, whose emblem was a lion, Gen 49:9, the word Ariel is applied to that city. Isa 29:1.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
altar; light or lion of God