Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ariel"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ariel \A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari["e]l, perh. confused with E.
a["e]rial.]
In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and
graceful spirit of the air.
Note: In zo["o]logy, ariel is used adjectively of certain
birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel
toucan; the ariel petrel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar.
aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A variety of the gazelle ({Antilope, 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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