English Explanatory Dictionary

Lion of Judah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as a symbol of the tribe of Judah.
  2. Jesus Christ.
  3. A nickname for the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892–1975).

Pronunciation

En-au-Lion of Judah.ogg

Word forms

Lion of Judah the Lion of Judah

Etymology

Calque of Hebrew אריה יהודה (Aryeh Yehudah).

Related words

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